Why I Oppose the Paycheck Fairness Act
I find it puzzling that considering the recent creep up in the unemployment rate, some in Congress want to place additional hiring and reporting burdens on employers. At issue is the Paycheck Fairness...
View ArticleHeadlines That Are Not Screaming “Economic Recovery!”
Working Part Time – But Not by Choice (St. Louis Fed) 36 Percent of Adults Lack Retirement Savings, Including Many 65 or Older (Los Angeles Times) Five Years of Weak Wages (ABC News) From April to July...
View ArticleWhat’s In a Wage?
Today the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its quarterly report (June 2014) on the cost of employee compensation. The average hourly wage for U.S. workers in the private sector was $21.02. Broken...
View ArticleLos Angeles Planning to Hike the Minimum Wage for Hotel Employees
Just when I thought the granola state could not get any nuttier, here comes a city-council approved plan (to be subject to a final procedural vote and the mayor’s signature), to hike the minimum wage...
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