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Walmart, our nation's largest retailer, is cutting some 30,000 part-time employee's health care benefits, due to the rising costs for the company.
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It's standard in today's American workplace to work 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week. But did you ever wonder where they came up with those numbers in the first place? The short answer, labor unions lobbied Congress for decades until The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 was signed into law by President Franklin Roosevelt.
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In the last two State of the Union addresses by President Barack Obama, the raising of the minimum wage has been brought up. Obama urged the nation to vote on and be in support of proposed legislation that would raise the minimum wage from the national level that it is now at $7.25/hour to a more reasonable sum of $9.00/hr in his 2013 address, and $10.00/hour in his 2014 address.
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Why Are Police Unions Blocking Reform?
Why Are Police Unions Blocking Reform?
Mon Sep 12, 2016
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newyorker.com
On August 26th, Colin Kaepernick, a quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, refused to stand for the national anthem, as a protest against police brutality. Since then,...
Obama orders government contractors to offer paid sick leave
Obama orders government contractors to offer paid sick leave
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President Barack Obama on Monday ordered government contractors to offer their workers seven days of paid sick leave a year and, without naming them, knocked Republican...
Why the New York Times’s Amazon story is so controversial, explained
Why the New York Times’s Amazon story is so controversial, explained
Mon Aug 17, 2015
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On Sunday, the New York Times published a massive exposé of Amazon's "punishing" work culture. The company, the Times alleged, "is conducting a little-known experiment in...
When Public Servants Refuse to Serve the Public
When Public Servants Refuse to Serve the Public
Sun Aug 16, 2015
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Thirty-five years ago, as a reporter for The Washington Post, I spent 13 weeks following young recruits through Marine Officer Candidate School at Quantico, Virginia. That...
In states with more guns, more police officers are killed on duty
In states with more guns, more police officers are killed on duty
Sat Aug 15, 2015
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What policies can save police officers' lives? A new study suggests that limiting access to guns could help — a lot. The study, published in the American Journal of...
U.S. job openings hit record high; small businesses upbeat
U.S. job openings hit record high; small businesses upbeat
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U.S. job openings surged to a record high in April and small business confidence perked up in May, suggesting the economy was regaining speed after stumbling at the start...
Even Small Business Owners Can Use These Tax Breaks
Even Small Business Owners Can Use These Tax Breaks
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Two recent news clips caught my attention. One involved a company trying to avoid the IRS. The other involved the IRS trying to avoid trouble. Taken together, I can see how...
CNN's Velshi Calls Out GOP Rep for Misleading Stats on Taxes and Small Bus...
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I have to give CNN's Ali Velshi kudos here, because he did something we don't see often enough on our corporate media, which is to fact check someone right on the air and...
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Obama to Congress: Pass Small Business Tax Break
Obama to Congress: Pass Small Business Tax Break
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President Barack is calling on Congress to help sustain the economy's "momentum" by passing legislation...