New $20 minimum wage for fast food workers in California set to start Monday
[ad_1] LIVERMORE, Calif. — Most fast food workers in California will be paid at least $20 an hour beginning Monday
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Sex trade to slavery: a UN agency says criminals reap $236B a year in profits from forced labor
[ad_1] GENEVA — Illegal profits from forced labor worldwide have risen to the “obscene” amount of $236 billion per year,
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US jobs report for February is likely to show that hiring remains solid but slower
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — The nation’s economy likely produced another month of healthy hiring in February, once again brushing aside the
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Getting food delivered in New York is simple. For the workers who do it, getting paid is not
[ad_1] NEW YORK — New Yorkers place over 100 million food delivery orders each year via a very simple process:
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An Indiana county hires yet another election supervisor, hoping she’ll stay
[ad_1] BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — An Indiana county lost its top election official nearly every other month over the last year
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Robots and happy workers: Productivity surge helps explain US economy’s surprising resilience
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — Trying to keep up with customer demand, Batesville Tool & Die began seeking 70 people to hire
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Retail sales fall 0.8% in January from December as shoppers pause after strong holiday season
[ad_1] NEW YORK — Americans pulled back their spending more than expected in January after the traditional holiday season splurge.
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This small New York village made guns for 200 years. What happens when Remington leaves?
[ad_1] ILION, N.Y. — Remington began here two centuries ago and generations of workers have turned out rifles and shotguns
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Adult dancers in Washington state want a strippers’ bill of rights. Here’s how it could help them.
[ad_1] SEATTLE — For months, Andrea studied for her master’s degree in library sciences between dancing naked at clubs in
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Where the jobs are: Strong hiring in most industries has far outpaced high-profile layoffs
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — Blockbuster job growth in the past several months has coincided with high-profile layoff announcements by a number
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