Here"s what J.B. Pritzker"s election means for Illinois" taxes, minimum wage, health care and more

Democrats in Congress plan to use the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill to advance President Joe Biden’s camp.....»»

Officials call the increase a reflection of the organization's commitment to equity and their gratitude for front-line workers' efforts. It's the second area health care provider to recently increase pay for hourly workers......»»

Atrium Health is increasing its minimum wage from $12.50 per hour to $13.50 per hour. The Charlotte-based health-care system said the increase requires a more than $10.8 million investment and will affect roughly 10,000 employees. The change went .....»»

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Another health system in Greater Philadelphia announced Monday it is joining its peers in South Jersey and upping its minimum wage to $15 per hour. Wilmington, Del.-based Christiana Care Health System said the pay rate change – which puts the hospita.....»»

As if Illinois sky-high taxes, outsize cost of living and teetering public pension fund weren't enough reasons for people and business to flee the state (it suf.....»»

One full-time job opening in Florida paying $15 and no takers......»»

Unpaid care work at just a minimum wage would amount to 9% of global GDP, BofA finds, projecting 269 million new jobs from th.....»»

The city is projected to be among the top 20 in the U.S. for new tech jobs in 2021......»»

An increased minimum wage would lift hundreds of thousands of people out of poverty and give them better access to nutrition and health services. In early March, the Senate failed to.....»»

Gov. Pritzker's plan to reopen Illinois would initially limit fitness clubs to one-on-one personal training and small classes outs.....»»

New York City is in danger of running out of swabs for Covid-19 tests and should only test ho… patients, the city health department said in a memo to health care providers over the weekend. “As the... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

As hard-hit New York begins to show signs of a flattening virus curve, other hotspots around the country are seeing COVID-19 cases skyrocket. Illinois saw their confirmed cases rise by 1,000 in just a single day, while Michigan's larg.....»»

Despite spending hours running other people’s errands while risking their lives, gig economy workers rarely enjoy the full scope of protections and benefits often enjoyed by employees of other companies......»»

UAB Health System CEO Will Ferniany on how COVID-19 is affecting the hospital, UAB's PPE supply and what the outbreak means for the health system's finances......»»

One of Memphis’ largest physician practices is raising the minimum wage of 50 of its employees, beginning today, March 9. University Clinical Health (UCH) is increasing the minimum wage to $15 an hour for positions such as medical office assistant.....»»

Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC) will raise its minimum wage for hourly workers to a range of $15 to $20 per hour, depending on where the job is based, the financial giant said March 4. Employees in high-cost markets such as San Francisco and New York wil.....»»

Wells Fargo & Co. said it will increase its minimum wage in most of its U.S. markets by the end of the year, with Philadelphia workers seeing a bump from $15 an hour to $18, according to a local spokesman. San Francisco-based Wells Fargo (NYSE: WF.....»»

The company, which relocated its headquarters to North Texas from Illinois in 2017, already operates in Frisco......»»

Through Medicare, the U.S. health-insurance program created in 1965 to help older Americans afford their medical bills, the government helps one in five citizens pay for doctor visits, blood tests, prescription drugs, stays in hospitals or nursing f.....»»