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Unpaid care-economy work amounts to $11 trillion per year, BofA estimates

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

Category: personnelSource: nytMay 12th, 2021

Joe Manchin voted against including a $15 minimum wage provision in the relief bill, even though 250,000 West Virginians would benefit from the increase

The Economic Policy Institute estimates a $15 minimum wage would benefit 32 million workers, but centrist Democrats have continued to block.....»»

Category: worldSource: nytMar 5th, 2021

CBO report finds $15 minimum wage increase would lower poverty levels but reduce jobs by 1.4 million

Congress is divided over .....»»

Category: topSource: washpostFeb 8th, 2021

Top Democrats introduce a bill to raise the minimum wage to $15 by 2025, raising pay for 32 million Americans

Top Democrats introduced the Raise the Wage Act of 2021 on Tuesday, which would gradually raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2025. A group of BLM demonstrators protest th.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderJan 26th, 2021

Joe Biden"s plan to increase the minimum wage to $15 won"t just help workers: A new study finds that lower wages cost taxpayers over $100 billion a year

The pay bump would give raises to over 20 million workers - and could provide relief for public safety net programs. President-.....»»

Category: personnelSource: nytJan 15th, 2021

Northam seeks state spending freeze for Virginia, proposes delay in minimum wage hike

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is calling on the General Assembly to enact a state spending freeze as the commonwealth comes to grips with the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic. Northam signed a long list of proposed amendments and other measures over.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 13th, 2020

Hotel industry seeks WARN waiver, minimum wage delay amid COVID-19 pandemic

The California hotel industry is asking Gov. Gavin Newsom to suspend the reporting requirements under the state's WARN law and delay implementation of annual increases in the minimum wage, citing hardships caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Lynn Moh.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMar 18th, 2020

Nissan seeks $91 million in damages from Ghosn over alleged financial misconduct

Nissan Motor Co on Wednesday said it had filed a civil lawsuit in Japan against former Chairman Carlos Ghosn seeking 10 billion yen ($91.02 million) in damages over his alleged financial misconduct......»»

Category: topSource: reutersFeb 12th, 2020

Nissan seeks $91 million in damages from Ghosn over financial misconduct charges

Nissan Motor Co on Wednesday said it had filed a civil lawsuit in Japan against former Chairman Carlos Ghosn seeking 10 billion yen ($91.02 million) in damages over his alleged financial misconduct......»»

Category: topSource: reutersFeb 12th, 2020

SeaWorld to pay $65 million to settle lawsuits

SeaWorld Entertainment Inc. disclosed Tuesday that it will pay $65 million to settle a class action lawsuit that alleged violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which regulates secondary trading of securities. SeaWorld said the s.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchFeb 11th, 2020

Charlotte"s Atrium Health hikes minimum wage, plans for another increase in 2021

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 .....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsFeb 6th, 2020

Facebook will pay $550 million to settle a class-action lawsuit in Illinois surrounding its alleged violations using facial recognition technology

Reuters Facebook has agreed to pay $500 million to settle a class-action lawsuit that claimed it .....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderJan 29th, 2020

7 million workers will get a raise on Jan. 1 with minimum-wage increases

A record number of states, cities and counties will boost their baseline pay in 2020, giving raises to millions of low-wage workers......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralDec 26th, 2019

The Agenda: ACV blossoms into a unicorn, Buffalo becomes a movie star and the minimum wage remains controversial

MORNING LEAD ACV Auctions has raised the largest round of venture capital in the history of Western New York companies, making it the region’s first software unicorn, according to a company announcement last night. The $150 million round puts AC.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsNov 13th, 2019

U.S. CFTC orders Wells Fargo Bank to pay $14 million over alleged violations

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has ordered a Wells Fargo & Co unit to pay more than $14 million over alleged multiple swap dealer business conduct standards violations, the agency said in a statement on Friday......»»

Category: topSource: reutersNov 8th, 2019

Jackson Health System fined $2M for violations of HIPA law

Federal regulators issued a $2.15 million civili penalty against Jackson Health System for alleged violations of patient privacy laws. The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said JHS, the public health .....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsOct 23rd, 2019

Mountain Valley Pipeline to pay $2.15M to settle Virginia environmental lawsuit

Mountain Valley Pipeline, the natural gas pipeline that is owned by Pittsburgh-based Equitrans Midstream Corp., will pay a $2.15 million civil penalty to resolve a lawsuit filed over alleged environmental violations in Virginia. The settlement with th.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsOct 15th, 2019

City sues Chipotle for alleged labor violations

The de Blasio administration is seeking more than $1 million in restitution for Chipotle workers in a suit filed against the fast-food chain for allegedly violating “nearly every aspect of the city’s... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

Category: blogSource: crainsnewyorkSep 16th, 2019

FTC to settle with Google’s YouTube over children’s privacy for up to $200 million: reports

Alphabet Inc.’s Google has agreed to pay up to $200 million to resolve a Federal Trade Commission investigation into YouTube’s alleged violations of a children’s privacy law, according to published reports......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchAug 30th, 2019

Appeals court allows minor-league baseball players to sue for minimum wage in Arizona

Minor-league baseball players can sue big-league clubs for minimum wage violations in Arizona and other states, a federal court has ruled. The Arizona Capitol Times reports the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled players are entitled to a class.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsAug 21st, 2019