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04/15/2021 08:00 AM EDT
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A Workers Dignity representative talks with a worker at a construction site in NashvillePhoto: Eric England
After the frantic first weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee set out to reopen Tennessee businesses â a task he entrusted to a new economic recovery group.
The group included lawmakers and members of Leeâs administration, plus the heads of several industry lobbies representing companies around the state â the Tennessee Retail Association, the Tennessee Hospitality and Tourism Association, the Tennessee Grocers & Convenience Store Association and different chambers of commerce, among others.Â
Though itâs difficult to know for certain where people contracted COVID-19, Tennessee workers died from the disease after working in places experiencing extreme outbreaks of the coronavirus. Asked one year ago whether heâd thought to include any workers or worker representatives on the task force, Leeâs an
The business groups argued that H.R. 7 could threaten bonuses, prohibit employees from negotiating higher pay and require employers to submit expansive new pay data on their employees to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. They also argue the bill would make it easier for trial lawyers to file large class action suits against employers.
The Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA), which represents major retailers like Target, Walgreens and Home Depot, on Wednesday wrote a letter to Pelosi and McCarthy with their opposition to H.R. 7, citing the same concerns.
“The Paycheck Fairness Act is unequivocally the wrong approach to address the gender wage gap,” wrote Evan Armstrong, RILA vice president of workforce policy.
As Michigan restores restaurant jobs, industry is back to 84% of pre-pandemic levels
Updated Apr 15, 2021;
Posted Apr 15, 2021
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Food and drink jobs are on the upswing again in Michigan, yet 12% of the state’s yet-to-be-regained jobs are from sit-down restaurants.
Michigan had 141,000 sit-down restaurant jobs in January 2020. That number dipped as low as 39,000 in April 2020 as the pandemic and the dine-in ban crushed the industry. Sit-down restaurant employment has rebounded to 105,000 as of March, per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
While most of Michigan’s hospitality industry has struggled throughout the pandemic, sit-down eateries – also known as full-service restaurants – have seen the biggest swings.