The labor market is near full employment. The jobless rate is low. The economy is adding tens of thousands of jobs each month, and—at last—wages and earnings are increasing for workers at or just above the minimum wage. Indeed, Walmart on Thursday announced that it would provide a wage hike to and expand benefits for […]
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Low-Wage Workers Aren’t Getting Justice for Sexual Harassment
The man who Sandra Pezqueda says sexually harassed her and ultimately got her fired has never been disciplined for his actions. That’s even though the man, who was her boss when she worked as a dishwasher and chef’s assistant at the luxurious Terrenea Resort in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, beginning in 2015, persistently switched her […]
If the US minimum wage had kept up with the economy, many low-wage earners could earn double what they’re making now
Justin Sullivan/Getty Minimum wage is about to go up in many states, but the federal rate is still $ 7.25 an hour. The real value of minimum wage peaked in 1968 at $ 9.90, adjusted for inflation. Productivity and average wages have grown much faster than minimum wage, which has left low-wage workers behind. […]
