Tag: Minimum wage
How companies rip off poor employees — and get away with it
<p>Already battered by long shifts and high infection rates, essential workers struggling through the pandemic face another hazard of hard times: employers who steal...
Biden to sign $15 minimum wage for federal contract workers
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is set to sign an executive order to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour for federal contractors,...
Biden to sign $15 minimum wage for federal contract workers
<p>WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is set to sign an executive order to increase <a href="https://apnews.com/hub/minimum-wage">the minimum wage</a> to $15 an hour for federal...
Lawsuit targets pay practices at Olive Garden’s parent
A group that seeks higher guaranteed wages for restaurant workers is suing Olive Garden’s parent company, saying its pay policies make workers more likely...
Lawsuit targets pay practices at Olive Garden’s parent
<p>A group that seeks higher guaranteed wages for restaurant workers is suing Olive Garden’s parent company, saying its pay policies make workers more likely...
EXPLAINER: How Uber UK case could foreshadow gig work revamp
LONDON — Ride hailing giant Uber says it's giving U.K. drivers benefits like minimum wage and pensions, after losing a yearslong court battle to...
Uber to give UK drivers minimum wage, pension, holiday pay
LONDON — Uber is giving its U.K. drivers the minimum wage, pensions and holiday pay, following a recent court ruling that said they should...
Uber to give UK drivers minimum wage, pension, holiday pay
<p>LONDON — Uber is giving its U.K. drivers the minimum wage, pensions and holiday pay, following a recent court ruling that said they should...
Rescue aid package may reduce inequality, but for how long?
WASHINGTON — Democrats have celebrated President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan as a blow against one of America’s most entrenched economic woes:...
Rescue aid package may reduce inequality, but for how long?
<p>WASHINGTON — Democrats have celebrated President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan as a blow against one of America’s most entrenched economic woes:...