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Youngkin vetoes legal cannabis market, rise in minimum wage: “The proposed legalization of retail marijuana in the Commonwealth endangers Virginians’ health and ...
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Youngkin vetoes legal cannabis market, rise in minimum wage
Quick Glance: Youngkin signs 2 gun control measures in Virginia
  • Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin vetoed an assault weapons ban passed by the state Legislature and instead signed two more limited gun regulations into law.

  • Youngkin signed laws banning gun trigger switches that can make firearms fire automatically and allowing criminal charges against parents who allow children access to weapons deemed threats.

  • While praised by gun control activists, they urge him to do more, emphasizing that the work does not stop here.

  • The signing of the two gun control bills by Youngkin is seen as a step in the right direction, showing that America's gun violence crisis does not have to be accepted as inevitable.
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In California, restaurant chains are laying off workers and shaving hours ahead of a state minimum-wage increase. Show more
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High logistics costs and minimum wage: Why online retail has to fight: The Corona period was actually considered the peak period for online mail order companies ...
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High logistics costs and minimum wage: Why online retail has to fight
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Oklahoma laws provide little protection to renters. HB 2109 could fix that.: We need everyone to pitch in to solve the crises of homelessness and chronic housing ...
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Oklahoma laws provide little protection to renters. HB 2109 could fix that ...
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Australia news LIVE: Liberals, Nationals go cold on nuclear; Experts want treasurer to overhaul tax system to end bracket creep
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Australia news LIVE: Liberals, Nationals go cold on nuclear; Experts want ...
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A finger-lickin’ problem: In my January 23, 2024, column, while I did anticipate price rises to KFC, and by extension other Prestige Holdings franchises ...
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A finger-lickin’ problem
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Allegheny Health Network to boost starting pay at the end of March: Allegheny Health Network is boosting its minimum wage to $18 an hour at the end of March ...
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Allegheny Health Network to boost starting pay at the end of March
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Want to improve Louisianan’s health? Raise the minimum wage, group argues: Louisiana has a history of ranking dead last nationwide on overall health ...
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Want to improve Louisianan’s health? Raise the minimum wage, group argues
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Here are some of the points raised in Parliament today, February 26, in response to Budget 2024. READ: bit.ly/SGBudget2024 #SGBudget2024
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Tradie’s $200k shock after moving to Aus: A tradie has revealed he’s managed to save hundreds of thousands of dollars since moving from Japan to Australia on a ...
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Tradie’s $200k shock after moving to Aus
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A LoDo restaurant closes and its owner takes to Yelp: “Cry me a river about your dinner reservations”
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A LoDo restaurant closes and its owner takes to Yelp: “Cry me a river ...
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Should minimum wage earners be exempt from PhilHealth contributions?: Should minimum wage earners be exempt from PhilHealth contributions?
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Should minimum wage earners be exempt from PhilHealth contributions?
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U.S. economy is heading toward a 'soft landing.' What that means for WA: Washingtonians started 2024 with a continued slow down in pay raises which have now hit ...
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U.S. economy is heading toward a 'soft landing.' What that means for WA
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Opinion: Why SDCCD adopted a living wage for employees: A household with two earners and two dependents needs to earn at least $30.58 per hour in the San Diego ...
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Opinion: Why SDCCD adopted a living wage for employees
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Changes in 2024: Citizens' benefit, minimum wage, e-prescription: Some changes come into effect at the turn of the year. Not all of them relieve the financial ...
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Changes in 2024: Citizens' benefit, minimum wage, e-prescription
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Govt working on minimum wage guarantee for sanitation staff in UP: Adityanath: Addressing the 'Safai Mitra Suraksha aur Samman Sammelan' in Gorakhpur ...
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Govt working on minimum wage guarantee for sanitation staff in UP: ...
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Is Newsom on the right track with California budget plan?: Newsom's plan would pull more than $13 billion from the reserves and include an additional $8 ...
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Is Newsom on the right track with California budget plan?
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Newsom wants to delay health care worker minimum wage boost amid state budget woes
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Atrium Health boosting pay, raising hourly wages for employees. Here are details.
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Atrium Health boosting pay, raising hourly wages for employees ...
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New state laws on hot-button issues went into effect with the new year: A range of new state laws, including on guns, minimum wage and gender transition care ...
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New state laws on hot-button issues went into effect with the new year
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New Illinois laws to know for 2024: The legislation affects everything from minimum wage to health insurance to bears. Yes, bears.
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New Illinois laws to know for 2024
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New Maryland laws taking effect Jan. 1: plastic bag bans, minimum wage, health insurance coverage requirements
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New Maryland laws taking effect Jan. 1: plastic bag bans, minimum wage ...
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Minimum wage, tolls, health care among New York’s legal changes in 2024: Some of the legal changes in New York set for Jan. 1 include minimum wages and highway ...
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Minimum wage, tolls, health care among New York’s legal changes in 2024
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Wolfgang Grupp: “It can’t be that one of my seamstresses is cleaning for another company”
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Wolfgang Grupp: “It can’t be that one of my seamstresses is cleaning for another company”
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Wolfgang Grupp: “It can’t be that one of my seamstresses is cleaning for ...
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Are so many low-income earners actually quitting their jobs because of the citizen's allowance? | SÜDKURIER Online
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Are so many low-income earners actually quitting their jobs because of the ...
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6 hidden (and not-so-hidden) factors driving America’s student absenteeism crisis
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6 hidden (and not-so-hidden) factors driving America’s student absenteeism ...
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As budget deficit estimate rises, Newsom seeks 'major changes' to healthcare wage law
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As budget deficit estimate rises, Newsom seeks 'major changes' to ...
Quick Glance: California's $68 Billion Budget Deficit: What You Need to Know
  • On Thursday, December 7, 2023, Petek announced California's $68 billion budget deficit.

  • Californians delayed 2022 tax payments until November, complicating budget planning for Newsom and the Legislature.

  • The nonpartisan Legislative Analyst Office cited a $26 billion shortfall in tax collections as a major factor in the deficit.

  • Newsom and the state Legislature must now devise a plan to address the deficit, with budget negotiations running from January to June before the new fiscal year begins on July 1.
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Thailand Hikes Minimum Wage to Help Workers Battling High Cost of Living, Debt: Thailand plans to increase the statutory daily minimum wage from next year ...
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Thailand Hikes Minimum Wage to Help Workers Battling High Cost of Living ...
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Paying Higher Wages Can Be Good Business: Equality : Hey, it’s Kelsey Butler, an equality reporter in New York, here to talk about companies that like paying ...
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Paying Higher Wages Can Be Good Business: Equality 
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BNY Mellon Lifts Minimum Wage for US Employees, Boosts Mental Health Access: Bank of New York Mellon Corp. plans to raise its minimum wage 12.5% for US employees ...
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BNY Mellon Lifts Minimum Wage for US Employees, Boosts Mental Health ...
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Autumn Statement 2023: Key announcements from chancellor at a glance: Here are some of the main points outlined by Jeremy Hunt as part of his package aiming to ...
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Autumn Statement 2023: Key announcements from chancellor at a glance
Quick Glance: Impact of Hunt's Tax Cuts on Next UK Chancellor
  • Next government may face cuts in public services to meet Autumn Statement pledges

  • Jeremy Hunt's tax cuts have implications for his successor at the Treasury after the next UK general election. Economists warn of significant cuts to public services due to the pledged £20bn tax cuts.

  • Paul Johnson, director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, highlighted the challenge Hunt or his successor would face in managing post-election pressure on public services.

  • While the decision was well-received by business groups and the right-wing press, it leaves large parts of the public sector with austerity measures, with unclear implementation plans.
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Getting the Economic Facts Straight for Your Big Thanksgiving Dinner Argument: It’s not our job to tell people how they should feel about the economy ...
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Getting the Economic Facts Straight for Your Big Thanksgiving Dinner ...
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Torgau region: Bowling alley tenant in Taura angry about higher taxes: In times of crisis, the Lehmann couple took over the bowling alley in Taura ...
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Torgau region: Bowling alley tenant in Taura angry about higher taxes
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3 million people get extra £2,000 a year in autumn statement news: Jeremy Hunt announced the news in Parliament on Wednesday in his Autumn Statement
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3 million people get extra £2,000 a year in autumn statement news
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Today in Switzerland: A roundup of the latest news on Tuesday: Motorway vignette could soon become more expensive; Switzerland heading for “one of the highest ...
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Today in Switzerland: A roundup of the latest news on Tuesday
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Wage Hike Fails to Appease Protesting Garment Workers in Bangladesh: Unions in Bangladesh say a proposed wage increase falls short after a weekend of violent ...
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Wage Hike Fails to Appease Protesting Garment Workers in Bangladesh
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Kaiser Permanente workers win 21% raise over 4 years after strike: The health care giant and the coalition of unions that walked out for three days earlier this ...
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Kaiser Permanente workers win 21% raise over 4 years after strike
Quick Glance: Kaiser Permanente and Unions Reach Preliminary Agreement
  • Kaiser Permanente and the unions have reached a preliminary agreement.

  • Staffing shortages at Kaiser Permanente were caused by pandemic burnout, leading millions of healthcare workers to leave their jobs.

  • The unions also raised concerns about the company outsourcing work to third-party vendors, which was another key issue during negotiations.

  • The previous labor agreement between the unions and the company expired on September 30, but hospitals and emergency rooms remained open during the strike.
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California's historic health care minimum wage law has steep price tag: The law guarantees medical employees at least $25 per hour.
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California's historic health care minimum wage law has steep price tag
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Caring for aging parents doesn't have to be this hard: My siblings and I went from being successful professionals to becoming round-the-clock caregivers in our ...
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Caring for aging parents doesn't have to be this hard
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Unions demand up to 20 percent more pay despite recession: Tough collective bargaining has led to wage increases of more than ten percent in many industries this ...
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Unions demand up to 20 percent more pay despite recession
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Healthcare minimum wage expected to cost $4 billion in first year as California budget deficit looms
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Healthcare minimum wage expected to cost $4 billion in first year as ...
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Labor Shock and Pay Raises Fuel a Restaurant Transformation: Even before pandemic lockdowns and the “Great Resignation,” the economics of restaurants were ...
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Labor Shock and Pay Raises Fuel a Restaurant Transformation
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Minister Laumann: “The Minimum Wage Commission is at its end”: For the NRW Minister of Labor, Health and Social Affairs, a fair lower wage limit is 14 euros ...
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Minister Laumann: “The Minimum Wage Commission is at its end”
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California minimum wage law to affect facilities, labor markets: Workers at home health agencies and skilled nursing facilities are likely to benefit the most ...
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California minimum wage law to affect facilities, labor markets
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In the second quarter of 2023, tipping at full-service restaurants fell to the lowest level since the start of the pandemic ... Show more
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Why Ontario’s recent minimum wage increase isn’t enough: It is disheartening to see patients in poor health simply because they cannot afford to lead healthier ...
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Why Ontario’s recent minimum wage increase isn’t enough
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Political Support But Government Uncertainty For Care Pay Equity | Newsroom: Delayed pay equity settlement is facing the expiry of the act giving temporary pay ...
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Political Support But Government Uncertainty For Care Pay Equity | ...
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Minimum wage up to 15 euros: It becomes more and more concrete - Economy: "Absolute madness"
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Minimum wage up to 15 euros: It becomes more and more concrete - Economy: ...
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UN poverty expert proposes penalising pay of 'harmful' jobs: Wages should be based on social contribution, rewarding low-paid posts in care ...
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UN poverty expert proposes penalising pay of 'harmful' jobs
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DWP responds to call for State Pension increase after thousands sign petition: A petition has called for the weekly State Pension amount to be raised to £416 ...
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DWP responds to call for State Pension increase after thousands sign ...
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Political Support But Government Uncertainty For Care Pay Equity | Newsroom: Delayed pay equity settlement is facing the expiry of the act giving temporary pay ...
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Political Support But Government Uncertainty For Care Pay Equity | ...
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[OPINION] Why do Filipinos’ mental health struggles persist?: 'Mental health goes beyond self-care guides, little treats, and taking a day off when ...
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[OPINION] Why do Filipinos’ mental health struggles persist?
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Kaiser’s California workers gain hefty minimum wage in ‘historic’ deal with labor unions
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Kaiser’s California workers gain hefty minimum wage in ‘historic’ deal ...
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Three-day Kaiser strike to end Saturday, but unions warn there could be more: More than 75,000 health care workers will end a 3-day strike against Kaiser ...
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Three-day Kaiser strike to end Saturday, but unions warn there could be ...
Quick Glance: 75,000 US healthcare workers strike
  • 13 million patients affected by three-day strike of Kaiser Permanente workers.

  • Hospitals and emergency facilities remain open during the strike.

  • Kaiser Permanente expands pharmacy network for secure medication access during the strike.

  • Unions demand contract renegotiation due to Kaiser Permanente's high profits.
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Cabinet pledges US$1.5 billion to expand welfare services for disabled people - Focus Taiwan
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Cabinet pledges US$1.5 billion to expand welfare services for disabled ...
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More than 75,000 Kaiser workers go on strike amid clash on wages: The Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions said unions were negotiating wages and other issues ...
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More than 75,000 Kaiser workers go on strike amid clash on wages
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Florida minimum wage raised to $12 an hour as part of 2020 constitutional amendment
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Florida minimum wage raised to $12 an hour as part of 2020 constitutional ...
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Millions of Brits to get £1,000 added to bank account : The National Living Wage will rise to two-thirds of average earnings, leaving some thousands of pounds ...
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Millions of Brits to get £1,000 added to bank account
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Health care workers on strike in five states. What do they want?: More than 75,000 nurses and technicians are picketing Kaiser Permanente hospitals in five ...
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Health care workers on strike in five states. What do they want?
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Major takeaways from Hollywood writers’ WGA contract: The 148-day Writers Guild of America strike is coming to a close. Writers are getting back to work with a ...
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Major takeaways from Hollywood writers’ WGA contract
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Minimum wage rises in six provinces, but is it enough?: Amid a cost-of-living crisis driving up food bank visits and economic anxiety, the minimum wage increased ...
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Minimum wage rises in six provinces, but is it enough?
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Economic Measures: Refrain from Fiscal Spending on Premise of Budget Scale: With economic activities steadily progressing toward normalcy now ...
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Economic Measures: Refrain from Fiscal Spending on Premise of Budget Scale
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'Tip fatigue' is real. Here's when to leave 20%, and when it's OK to leave less: Consumers are encouraged to tip generously but most don't.
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'Tip fatigue' is real. Here's when to leave 20%, and when it's OK to leave ...
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How much do California fast food workers make? Let’s break it down by area: What’s California’s minimum wage? And here’s how the median hourly pay breaks down ...
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How much do California fast food workers make? Let’s break it down by area
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California could raise health care workers' minimum wage to $25 an hour: The California legislature approved a measure that would raise the minimum wage in ...
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California could raise health care workers' minimum wage to $25 an hour
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Hipkins promises to keep lifting wages: Chris Hipkins says if re-elected, a Labour government will “progressively move workers across health and education onto ...
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Hipkins promises to keep lifting wages