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The Los Angeles City Council is scheduled to take a final vote next week on a proposal to raise the minimum wage for workers at the city’s large hotels.
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A group of mothers who work for Walmart met in Chicago on Wednesday to develop a list of policy changes aimed at accommodating pregnant women’s health.
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For at least the third time in 2014, Amazon.com has been hit by a workers walkout at its German warehouses.
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The Philadelphia Federal Reserve's Business Outlook Survey indicated that there was continued growth in the region's manufacturing sector for September.
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The Business Roundtable's third-quarter 2014 CEO Economic Outlook Index signals that chief executives expect growth to slow in the six months ahead.
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The news flow out of Detroit was grim for longer than most major cities during the economic recovery, but a fresh report may indicate that things are on the rise.
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After sliding for four consecutive years, the United States moved up two places for the second year in a row in the World Economic Forum’s competitiveness rankings, from fifth last year to third in...
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Only about four of 10 U.S. workers actually work a 9-to-5, 40-hour a week job. A full 50% say they work more than that.
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ThinkstockLos Angeles could become the third California city to take action on a proposal to raise its minimum wage. The city’s mayor, Eric Garcetti, is expected to announce a plan on Labor Day to...
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ThinkstockAfter the recession wiped out millions of jobs, the American labor market has at least partially recovered. So far this year, the United States has added roughly 1.6 million jobs. And in...
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Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen reminded the audience at the Federal Reserve's annual retreat in Jackson, Wy., that the labor market has yet to fully recover.
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ThinkstockWith a population of around 1.34 million, San Diego is the largest city in the United States to have passed an ordinance to raise the minimum wage beyond the federally mandated level of...
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ThinkstockThe national jobless rate continues to hover above 6% and, based on several government forecasts, will not drop below the 5% that marks a complete economic recovery for several years....
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courtesy Making Change at Walmart and UFCWWithout giving any details, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) said Thursday morning that it is cutting its earnings guidance for the 2015 fiscal year as a...
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ThinkstockEconomists and market watchers want to know if labor costs are truly rising or not. After all, there has been very mixed data. Now a report on second quarter non-farm productivity and unit...
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