Hiltzik: What’s wrong with ‘Bidenomics’?
Let’s take a snapshot of the U.S. economy. Gross domestic product rose at an annualized rate of 4.9% in the third quarter of this year,…
Healthcare minimum wage expected to cost $4 billion in first year as California budget deficit looms
SACRAMENTO — When Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law that set a first-in-the-nation minimum wage for healthcare workers, three words in a bill analysis foretold potential…
The highest paying second jobs to boost your Christmas income – and they offer more than minimum wage
CHRISTMAS is almost upon us – and it’s no secret that this time of year can be hard on your bank balance. In preparation for…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs health care minimum wage bill
Labor leaders cheered the decision. “Today California is putting a stop to the hemorrhaging of our care workforce by ensuring health care workers can do…
California healthcare workers to get $25 an hour after Newsom approves historic minimum wage
SACRAMENTO — Many California healthcare workers — from nursing assistants and medical coders to cleaners and security guards — will see at least $25 an hour…
Italian PM urges UN to wage ‘war without mercy’ on migrant trafficking
Italy's prime minister on Wednesday urged the United Nations to launch a "global war without mercy" against migrant smugglers, after a surge of arrivals on…
UAW rejects 21% wage increase from Stellantis
1 of 2 | Striking United Auto Workers hold their signs as passing cars honk in front of the General Motors Wentzville Assembly Plant in…
Stellantis ups wage increase offer to 21% as UAW strike continues
1 of 2 | Stellantis, one of the Detroit Three carmakers, upped its offer to include a 21% wage increase for hourly workers over the…
Will California health workers get a $25 minimum wage? Legislature sends bill to Newsom after long fight
SACRAMENTO — Californians who work in hospitals and other medical settings, including receptionists, cleaners and security guards, could see a significant raise after the state Legislature…
NSW teachers offered highest wage increase since 1990s, union calls it a ‘win’ for students
New South Wales teachers will become the best paid in the country, under a proposed pay deal offered by the state government.Key points:The NSW Teachers…
Employers guilty of wage theft facing prospect of 10 years in jail and million-dollar fines
Employers caught deliberately underpaying workers could face jail time, under new laws the federal government is proposing.Key points:Labor's next round of industrial relations changes will be…
ATP Tour: Top 250 singles players guaranteed minimum wage in three-year trial
Roger Federer has won 103 ATP Tour titlesThe ATP has announced it will guarantee players a minimum wage for the first time in a "game-changing…
Canadian firefighters wage epic battle to save communities after mass evacuations
“We fought 100 years of fires all in one night,” he said Friday, ahead of another night of battling the flames. There were no reports…
Historic win for junior doctors in wage theft case for unpaid overtime
In short: The Federal Court is forcing a Victorian health service to pay a young doctor Gaby Bolton her unpaid overtime.What's next? Lawyers say Dr Bolton's win paves the…
Supervisors propose $25 hourly wage for hotel, theme park workers
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors will soon consider a proposal requiring hotel and theme park workers in unincorporated areas to be paid at…
As automakers’ profits accelerate, UAW says it will seek 46% wage increase
1/2 The head of the United Auto Workers said Thursday that union auto workers will be seeking substantial wage increases over the life of a…
Bohemian Grove, a secretive club for the powerful, sued by workers for alleged wage theft
Three workers at Bohemian Club have filed a class action lawsuit against the secretive retreat for the powerful alleging wage theft and other labor violations.…
Wage inflation hits double digits … for chief executives, Governance Institute finds
While debate rages as to whether a 5.75 per cent pay rise for workers on award wages will be inflationary, a new report reveals the…
British wage growth surges 7.2% amid fears inflation becoming embedded
Record pay growth in manufacturing helped push up the overall figure helped push average pay in Britain to a record $39,312, excluding bonuses, the country's…
Rudy Giuliani sued for $10M for alleged sexual harassment, wage theft
Rudy Giuliani is facing a $10 million sexual harassment lawsuit filed by a former business associate who accuses the former New York City mayor of…