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In their tussle to attract votes ahead of France’s presidential election runoff, centrist Emmanuel Macron and far-right Marine Le Pen have sought to fend off criticism of their climate policies – des…
Major chains like Dollar Tree and McDonald's are paying a staggering number of their employees less than $15 per hour, a new study finds.
Median total CEO compensation increased 31 percent from 2020, as executive bonuses and stock awards rose.
While CEOs earn multimillion-dollar salaries, most workers make significantly less than a living wage
Democratic lawmakers are hoping to pass legislation this session that would provide more schedule stability for hourly workers in the service sector. House Bill 5353, known as the “Fair Work Week bill,” requires employers to compensate hourly workers for scheduled shifts that get canceled with less than a week’s notice. The measure, which would largely apply to workers in the service sector, would also allow workers to decline shifts with less than 11 hours of rest in between. Many small businesses would be exempted from the rules.