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PublishedSeptember 1, 2024
Why Trump and Harris’s ‘no tax on tips’ plans may not help tipped workers
Exempting tips from taxes could cost the federal budget, but it won’t go very far for most low-income workers.
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PublishedSeptember 1, 2024
Trump and Harris should focus on the minimum wage, not tips
If the presidential candidates want to reduce income anxiety for low-paid workers, they should work to raise wages.
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PublishedAugust 30, 2024
Some disabled workers in the U.S. make pennies per hour. It’s legal.
Under Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act, employers can legally pay disabled workers subminimum wages. Many workers never move to higher-paying jobs.
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PublishedJune 3, 2024
CEOs got hefty pay raises in 2023, widening the gap with the workers they oversee
The median pay package for CEOs rose to $16.3 million, up 12.6%. Meanwhile, wages and benefits netted by private-sector workers rose 4.1% through 2023.
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PublishedMarch 12, 2024
Equal education, unequal pay: Why is there still a gender pay gap in 2024?
Not even education can close the pay gap that persists between women and men, according to a recent U.S. Census Bureau report.
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PublishedDecember 15, 2023
Working for a fair wage at Side By Each Brewing Co.
Auburn brewpub and restaurant has a no tipping policy, in a world where tipping has gone over the cliff.
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PublishedAugust 31, 2023
U.S. Labor Department recovers $200,000 in wages, damages for Freeport pizzeria employees
The agency found that Antonia's Pizzeria violated wage and labor laws. It also obtained a judgment that prohibits the restaurant from retaliating against employees for cooperating with the investigation.
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PublishedSeptember 1, 2022
Arizona lobster roll chain buys processing plant and wharf in Maine
Owning the facilities eliminates middlemen, which the company says allows it to pay its workers competitive wages and keep lobster roll prices cheap for customers in the Southwest.
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PublishedNovember 9, 2021
Pandemic points out need for better economic support for marginalized Mainers, report says
A report from the left-leaning Maine Center for Economic Policy found that women, people of color and front-line workers have been disproportionately harmed by the coronavirus pandemic.
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PublishedMay 11, 2021
Tyson raising workers’ pay to keep up as demand for chicken takes flight
The company cites government stimulus payments, enhanced unemployment benefits, health concerns and lack of child care as factors for high absenteeism and worker turnover.
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