From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): This week it was reported that the Department of Labor (DOL) hid their economic analysis on the impact of proposed changes to rules affecting tipped workers. DOL’s revised rule would allow employers to “pool” … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): In his first year, President Trump—with the help of Congress—launched an unprecedented attack on regulations, rolling back or delaying countless rules protecting workers. A report from EPI’s Perkins Project on Worker Rights and Wages … Continued
Posted at https://www.chn.org/2018/02/01/withdraw-rule-protect-tipped-workers/#.WnNpWa6nEdU By David Elliot February 1, 2018 Back in December, Voices for Human Needs reported on a proposal that would make workers’ tips the property of employers, which would harm an already vulnerable workforce made up mostly of women and, disproportionately, of … Continued
From the Women’s Law Project (http://www.womenslawproject.org/): We are in the midst of an extraordinary culture shift. The #MeToo and #TimesUp movements have unleashed a fury on the part of women who have been subjected to behaviors which, at their worst, … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Back in 1993 two HUGE things happened. The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) was signed into law and the movie Jurassic Park broke box office records. Now, 25 years later Jurassic Park will see its … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2018-01-19/livable-wages-working-families/wolf-plans-to-give-more-workers-overtime-pay/a61101-1 January 19, 2018 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Assistant managers in fast food restaurants may work 60 hours, but many get no overtime pay. (Staff Sgt. Kevin Iinuma/US Air Force … Continued
Summary: With only one in five Pennsylvania employers rating the readiness of the current labor force as excellent or good, it is clear that Pennsylvania is facing a serious workforce skills gap. The existence of this gap makes sense in … Continued
From the National Employment Law Project (http://www.nelp.org/): If the tip rule change proposed by the Trump Department of Labor goes into effect, bartenders and servers could face a substantial pay cut, according to a new report from NELP and Restaurant Opportunities Center United (ROC). … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): Twelve charts from EPI show the real problems policymakers should have tackled in 2017 and the empty rhetoric behind the problems they did tackle. For example, a chart showing corporate profits at historic highs … Continued
From Keystone Research Center (http://www.keystoneresearch.org): Workers in Pennsylvania lost ground relative to those in neighboring states where minimum wages are higher and employment growth in low-wage sectors like food services has been stronger HARRISBURG, PA – As many increases in … Continued