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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.
BusinessWeek February 20, 2006 James C. Cooper	U.S.: Low Unemployment Raises An Old Inflation Debate Should the Federal Reserve keep hiking rates in the face of a tighter labor market?
BusinessWeek November 20, 2006 James C. Cooper	U.S.: Strong Labor Markets Put The Fed On The Spot Weak productivity and rising labor costs could force more rate hikes.
BusinessWeek June 20, 2005 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: Weak Payrolls Mask A Tightening Job Market How companies handle rising labor costs will affect future inflation.
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.
BusinessWeek August 21, 2006 James C. Cooper	The Fed May Not Have Long To Catch Its Breath The trend in labor costs suggests it might need to resume hiking rates.
BusinessWeek December 19, 2005 Cooper & Madigan	U.S: Can Productivity Keep Up The Good Work? U.S. productivity must stay on track with pay gains to hold inflation at bay.
BusinessWeek October 25, 2004 Cooper & Madigan	U.S: A Tempest In Employment's Teacup? The recent lackluster job numbers may be saying more about the weather than the economy. Here's who softened September's job numbers: Hurricanes Frances, Ivan, and Jeanne.
BusinessWeek August 2, 2004 Cooper & Madigan	U.S. Labor Markets: The Truth About Worker Pay Just how big is the squeeze on the pay of American workers? The answer is not as clear-cut as the polarized views of each political camp would lead you to believe.
BusinessWeek October 23, 2006 James C. Cooper	U.S.: The Job Reports Aren't Doing Their Job Why the Labor Dept.'s payroll numbers are confusing the markets.
BusinessWeek July 23, 2007 James C. Cooper	Labor Is Keeping The Economy In Fighting Trim The job market looks healthy enough to power a strong second half.
BusinessWeek April 19, 2004 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: Oh, What A Difference A Month Can Make With the March jobs report, the economy looks a lot stronger than expected
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?
BusinessWeek August 30, 2004 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: Those Soft Job Numbers: Cause For Alarm? Probably not -- business is still spending, and not all the data are so gloomy
BusinessWeek September 24, 2009 Peter Coy	Why Paychecks Could Shrink High unemployment and low inflation may lead to a decline in pay -- and that could slow the recovery.
BusinessWeek October 20, 2003 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: A Jobs Recovery, Yes. A Hiring Boom, No. Intense cost pressures and weak pricing will keep payrolls from surging
InternetNews May 4, 2006 Paul Shread	Stocks Get Rise From Retail Sales Stocks rose Thursday on the strongest retail sales gains in two years, but the report and others also served as a reminder that inflation pressures remain a threat... Applied Films soared on a buyout offer... Priceline surged... etc.
BusinessWeek December 20, 2004 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: Job Growth That is Just Good Enough Despite a weak November, the labor market is giving a boost to the economy. November's hiring gains, while soft, were widespread across the economy.
BusinessWeek May 21, 2007 James C. Cooper	U.S.: Job Markets Will Decide The Fed's Next Move The low jobless rate, despite slower growth, heightens the inflation threat.
BusinessWeek February 21, 2005 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: Job Growth Will Get Over Its January Blahs Bad weather helped cause a weak start to what will be a solid year.
BusinessWeek April 5, 2004 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: Speed Bumps On The Road To More Jobs American businesses face powerful reasons not to hire
BusinessWeek November 28, 2005 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: The Real Inflation Threat Isn't Energy Will lower energy prices add to inflationary pressures? If that sounds a bit counterintuitive, consider this: The economy is already growing so rapidly that it is putting pressure on available labor, production capacity, and distribution channels.
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.
BusinessWeek March 27, 2006 Catherine Yang	Imports From China Aren't Pricier -- Yet Should the Federal Reserve care that Chinese wages are rising at a 10% pace?
BusinessWeek April 16, 2007 James C. Cooper	U.S.: Earnings Season Is About To Get Chilly A softer economy and sagging margins will sap profits this year.
IndustryWeek March 1, 2005 Michael K. Evans	Evans On The Economy -- More Jobs Will Be Lost What will happen to the U.S. economy as manufacturing employment continues to shrink? Manufacturing workers will be hurt, but not the U.S. economy generally.
Entrepreneur October 2001 C.J. Prince	Pay Up When the minimum wage rises, will small businesses get the downside?
The Motley Fool July 11, 2011 Morgan Housel	Jobs: Skills Matter How to succeed in this economy.
Inc. October 2004 Jess McCuan	Minimum Wage Hikes Eyed Nationwide New York may soon become the 13th state to raise its minimum wage above the federal level of $5.15 an hour.
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.
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.
Entrepreneur October 2006 Chris Penttila	Raising the Minimum Wage Will a higher minimum wage hurt entrepreneurs? Many say no.
BusinessWeek March 22, 2004 Paul Craig Roberts	Guest Commentary: The Harsh Truth About Outsourcing It's not a mutually beneficial trade practice -- it's outright labor arbitrage
Salon.com September 20, 2000 David Moberg	Everything you know about the new economy is wrong In California, birthplace of the high-tech boom, the wage gap is growing, setting yet another national trend...
Inc. June 1, 2003 Jess McCuan	Comp Time Swaps Soon to Be Legit Private companies may soon be able to offer hourly employees paid leave time instead of overtime pay if Congress passes a bill as expected.
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CFO March 1, 2003 Alix Nyberg	Avoiding Overtime Losses Managers and executives are joining class-action lawsuits that insist their companies have denied them millions of dollars in overtime pay.
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.
TIME Asia June 27, 2011 Bill Powell	The End of Cheap Labor in China In what is supposed to be a land of unlimited cheap labor -- a nation of 1.3 billion people, whose extraordinary 20-year economic rise has been built first and foremost on the backs of low-priced workers -- the game has changed.
Managed Care June 2003	'Doctors take oaths, lawyers take money' A review of the hourly compensation rates of lawyers and physicians by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics reveals, however, greater increases in hourly wages reported by physicians from 1997 through 2001 than by their lawyer counterparts.
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.
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?
BusinessWeek November 27, 2006	Table: Global Comparisons How China's labor conditions stack up against those of other low-cost nations.
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.
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.
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.
Reason Aug/Sep 2001 James V. DeLong	Old law vs. the new economy How New Deal-era regulations stifle flexible work arrangements...
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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.
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.