Last year saw several Republican-led states,including ArkansasandIowa, roll back protections for children in the workplace, with proponents arguing that they placed outmoded barriers to employers’ ability to fill open jobs and provide valuable experience to interested teenagers. ...
Similar to neighboring Florida, Lockheed Martin takes most of Georgia's federal contracts, with the 5,000 person plant in Marietta focused mostly on producing C-130 transport planes. It's a huge supporter of the region's economy and one of its largest employers. The plant recently won another...
State legislatures will have a lot on their plates. They’ll deal with issues in wildly differing ways. We set the context for the 2022 session with an overview of everything from abortion to taxes.
CNN Money ranked it as the fourth best American small town in 2013, noting that it also has major employers like the Mayo Clinic and Target. #87. Middleton, Wisconsin James Steakley // Wikimedia Commons #87. Middleton, Wisconsin - Population: 19,235- Median home value: $326,100 (53% ...
To date, most states have told employers with remote employees in other states to continue withholding state income tax in the same manner as they have been. But concerns remain that people who have spent time working in another state this year – think health care wor...
s the people who pick up our garbage or the people who drive our trucks, we are having a hard time recruiting,” says Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego. “We are not the lowest unemployment market, but it’s the No. 1 thing I hear from employers: ‘We’re trying to grow in Phoenix, but...
Separately, more states are requiring employers to provide paid sick leave to workers. Nebraska voters may get a chance to vote on the policy at the ballot in 2024, after state lawmakers rejected a proposal in 2021. Missouri voters could weigh in on a similar policy, along with a proposal ...