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BusinessWeek November 27, 2006 Peter Coy |
More Ammo For A Higher Minimum New research says a ripple effect would hike the pay of a lot of family bread winners. |
Job Journal February 5, 2006 Michael Kinsman |
Career Pros: Link Minimum Wage to CPI Count Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger among those who favor raising the minimum wage. But should our lowest wages be tied to the cost of living? |
Job Journal June 20, 2004 Michael Kinsman |
Career Pros: Waning Interest in Minimum Wage Is it time to consider another hike in America's minimum wage? |
Entrepreneur October 2001 C.J. Prince |
Pay Up When the minimum wage rises, will small businesses get the downside? |
BusinessWeek November 29, 2004 Aaron Bernstein |
Minimum Wage: The States Get It Since Congress won't raise hourly pay, local lawmakers are taking the lead. |
BusinessWeek February 19, 2007 Max B. Sawicky |
Minimum Wage, Maximum Pork Tax breaks could just as easily benefit business owners not affected by the minimum wage increase. |
Entrepreneur October 2006 Chris Penttila |
Raising the Minimum Wage Will a higher minimum wage hurt entrepreneurs? Many say no. |
Reason February 2004 Tim Cavanaugh |
Sins of Wages: Living wages, killing restaurants San Francisco recently upped its minimum wage to $8.50 an hour, a hike that includes waitresses' and waiters' pay. Restaurateurs, who have until February to comply with the new law, are already discussing plans to cut back benefits and freeze hiring to offset the new expense. |
Fast Company David Lumb |
Seattle Takes Its First Step To A $15 Minimum Wage The city will continue to raise the minimum wage until all workers in the city earn $15 per hour on January 1, 2017 -- which will be more than twice the current federal U.S. minimum wage of $7.25 per hour. |
Job Journal January 25, 2004 Michael Kinsman |
The Minimum-Wage Dilemma Small businesses question the city of San Francisco's $8.50-an-hour minimum wage. |
The Motley Fool April 24, 2007 Rich Duprey |
Labor Ready Is Ready for Action The temp agency surprises even itself, but investors should watch out for wage increases. |
HBS Working Knowledge December 10, 2014 April White |
Minimum Wage Debate Is Really About Social Values Debate over raising the minimum wage tends to focus on costs and benefits, but economist Matthew Weinzierl argues that what really is at stake are much deeper societal values. |
Reason November 2005 Kerry Howley |
Data: Whose Living Wage? A study by a nonpartisan think tank, suggests that while living wage laws in America do tend to reduce overall poverty, they hurt those who can least afford it. |
Entrepreneur August 2007 Sara Wilson |
Boiling Point? The restaurant industry is feeling the heat. Restaurateurs will soon have to contend with commercial rent increases, minimum wage hikes, and rising food costs. |
HBS Working Knowledge March 4, 2015 James Heskett |
Can a Laissez-Faire Approach Fix Labor Market Inequality? Walmart's recent action to raise wages and offer new career advancement opportunities cheer advocates who believe market forces, not government intervention, offer the best ways to address unhealthy levels of wage disparity. |
Entrepreneur September 2007 Jane Easter Bahls |
Fair Pay Think interns mean free labor? Think again. |
Food Processing September 2010 Brett Sutton |
Four Mistakes Food Processors Make in California The Golden State has higher wage and hour practices than federal standards. |
Fast Company Lydia Dishman |
New Rules For Overtime Pay: Blessing Or Curse For Business? President Obama announced this morning that the Department of Labor will propose to raise the salary threshold below which workers must receive overtime pay to $50,440 in 2016. |
Job Journal September 22, 2013 |
Jobwire Silicon Valley boosts state's job growth... Minimum wage on the way up... Target will hire about 70,000 seasonal workers for the holidays... |
BusinessWeek January 23, 2006 James Mehring |
Wages: A Misleading Predictor Of Inflation Numbers show that wage growth is slowing, an indication of no wage-driven inflationary pressures. However, those data may be giving the markets and the Federal Reserve a false sense of security. |
Job Journal February 4, 2007 Bob Rosner |
Working Wounded: 2007 -- a Turnaround Year Predictions of an improving climate for workers and job-seekers. |
Job Journal October 23, 2005 Michael Kinsman |
Career Pros: The Price of Free Speech Sometimes an outspoken worker pays the ultimate price. |
BusinessWeek August 13, 2009 James C. Cooper |
Business Outlook: Why Inflation Fears Are Unfounded The Fed will have plenty of time to reverse its huge stimulus, as unused labor and production capacity prevent price pressures from building. |
Entrepreneur April 2007 Joshua Kurlantzick |
In With the New The shift in congressional leadership could prove a boon for small business. What might the new Congress do for you? |
Job Journal August 27, 2006 |
Jobwire Minimum wage to hit $8 by '08... Seeing through blind ads... On the job front... |
InternetNews May 5, 2006 Paul Shread |
Stocks Jump on Jobs Report The Dow moved within striking distance of its January 2000 all-time high... eBay fell after an analyst meeting... Activision and Axcelis surged on their results... etc. |
BusinessWeek May 31, 2004 Michelle Conlin |
How to Lift the Working Poor The Russell Sage Foundation says boosting tax credits and the minimum wage combined with education will help the working poor in the U.S. |
BusinessWeek February 12, 2007 Maria Bartiromo |
The Good News Economy Al Hubbard, director of the National Economic Council and one of the President's top advisers talks about the U.S. economy. |
The Motley Fool November 2, 2006 Dan Caplinger |
Know Your Numbers: Employment Cost Index The quarterly BLS release of the employment cost index provides a look at what employers have to pay in order to obtain the labor they need. By observing changes in the index, you can potentially anticipate economic trends that may affect the companies in which you invest. |
Job Journal January 22, 2006 |
Jobwire for the Week of January 22, 2006 2005 a good year for job growth... Interviews are the biggest hurdle... On the job front... Hiring 'wrinkles' costs less... High school career mag to debut... Training the 'Pod people... Women dropping out of workforce... |
Registered Rep. September 1, 2005 Kristen French |
Ready to Punch a Time Clock Merrill Lynch paid $37 million to settle claims that it owes thousands of former brokers overtime pay. Now, class-action attorneys smell blood. |
The Motley Fool November 28, 2006 Mike Norman |
The Cost of Doing Business It could be going up, but the quest for productivity will drive another cycle of technology investment. What does this mean for investors? |
The Motley Fool June 24, 2009 Chuck Saletta |
A Retirement Plan That's Guaranteed to Fail Even if it survives until the time you need it, Social Security won't pay you much. |
CFO December 1, 2006 Edward Teach |
A Productive Debate Significant or not, the gap between pay and productivity is a subject that won't go away, particularly now that control of Congress is passing to the labor-friendly Democratic Party. |
Entrepreneur January 2005 Stephen Barlas |
Take a Peek If you want to look ahead at the small-business agenda as the new session of Congress gets underway, it helps to look back. |
Reason February 2004 Ronald Bailey |
Sweatshops Forever: Oppression rasies wages Want to improve the lives of poor workers in developing countries? Then rush out and buy a pair of Nikes or Levi Strauss jeans, says a new report by the National Bureau of Economic Research. |
The Motley Fool October 26, 2005 Mike Cianciolo |
Wal-Mart's Jumbo-Sized Plans The retail giant lays out policy changes and a growth strategy. With its share price falling about 20% in the past year, Wal-Mart is doing all it can to reverse that trend, hoping to prove that even giants can be nimble. |
Job Journal July 2, 2006 Bob Rosner |
Working Wounded: Before Starting a New Job How to prepare for starting that new job. |
InternetNews June 2, 2006 Paul Shread |
Stocks Slip on Slowdown Fears A much weaker than expected jobs report raised fears of an economic slowdown Friday... Black Box plunged... Salesforce lost on the retirement of its CFO... etc. |
Job Journal September 2, 2007 Rich Heintz |
State of the Workplace Is anyone really paying attention to the plight of American workers? Here is a look at some of the major issues confronting American workers in 2007. |
Job Journal December 9, 2007 |
Jobwire Service providers lead November hiring... Best positions for introverts... Holiday shopping at work increasing... On the job front... Latest hirings & firings... |
Entrepreneur August 2007 Carol Tice |
Gimme a Tax Break Tax breaks ease the burden of the minimum-wage hike for business owners. |
BusinessWeek February 14, 2005 Glenn Hubbard |
Social Security: Pick the Best Part of Every Plan The real question should be how to design a Social Security system that builds on the program's success in lifting seniors out of poverty while helping all Americans prepare for retirement. One idea: A guaranteed minimum benefit for low-income seniors. |
ifeminists September 22, 2004 Wendy McElroy |
Wage Gap Reflects Women's Priorities The disparity in wages has nothing to do with discrimination against women. It reflects the preferences of women themselves. |
Job Journal January 1, 2006 |
Jobwire for the Week of Jan 1, 2006 A Flood of New Jobs Through 2014... Minimum Wage Redux... On the Job Front... Millions in New Job-Training Funds... Headlines Worthy of Ripley... etc. |
Financial Advisor October 2011 Evan Simonoff |
Channeling The '70s People adapt, businesses evolve and the U.S. economy is difficult to hold down for a long time. |
The Motley Fool November 10, 2006 Nick Kapur |
7 Stock Shakers The elections took center stage this week, and investors may feel the effects for quite a while. 1. Abundant blues don't rock blue chips... 2. Oil's down, but not for the count... 3. How will the corporate sweethearts of the GOP fare?... etc. |
Job Journal April 11, 2004 |
Jobwire California Job Growth Sputters... Ever Ready... On the Job Front... Offshoring - a Taxing Debate... Minimum Wage Moving Up?... Gates Talks Up Tech Careers... |
The Motley Fool June 14, 2011 Morgan Housel |
Why It's Worse Than the Great Depression and You Haven't Been Given a Raise Real wage growth over the past decade hasn't just been below average. It was actually slower than during the Great Depression decade of 1929-1939. |
Finance & Development September 1, 2006 Anthony Annett |
Reform in Europe: What Went Right? Successful economic and social reformers can offer valuable lessons for the rest of the EU. |