Minimum wage isregulated by federal law, but all states, including Michigan, have their own minimum wage laws. In recent years, cities and counties have also enacted minimum wages that apply within their boundaries. Federal law provides that the employee is entitled to whichever minimum wage rate...
remained the hub of the industry. The industry paid high wages, which allowed many automotive workers to become members of the middle class, and because of the high wages there was little interest in unionism until theGreat Depressionof the 1930s. The lure oflucrativeemployment drew thousands ...
The men and women who have chosen to serve as their profession, who are paid tipped wages, depend on tips to make ends meet. As more and more retailers allow their fully waged employees to solicit tips, it will eventually weed away at the gratuity amounts for waiters and waitresses, makin...
It’s a solo episode this week as I spend time taking the Michigan GOP to task for being absent on supporting the UAW (and unions, in general) in its fight for fair wages, pensions, and paid time-off against the Big Three automakers. Progressives always support unions. Michigan… ...
Eager to restore Charleston to its pre-Civil war grandeur, George Walton Williams commissioned architect William P. Russel to design the impressive brick mansion. Completed in 1876, the project provided employment for hundreds of jobless local residents. In 1972, a local resident purchased the home...
The question now is whether we shall grope our way blindly to good methods of civil service, or whether we shall study the experience of England and Germany, countries that long ago reformed their administration. Besides the great branches of Government, there are two other important fields of ...
The Wayne County judge sided with the victim and ordered Clark to pay $25,000, which can obtained by garnishing his wages, if necessary. He must also destroy any and all photos and videos he still has of the victim. In light of the lawsuit, Clark has been charged with six counts...
The act was to give equal wages to workers across the board for the same work regardless of race, religion, national origin, or sex. [Pictured: President John F. Kennedy signs the Equal Pay Act on June 10, 1963.] You may also like: States that have accepted the most refugees in the...
very fair subject for an op-ed. My main disagreement with your coverage is that it creates a false impression of what people in higher ed - and the public sector, in general - make. If you reported salaries/wages at all levels, not just the top, a more balanced view would be given....
The act was to give equal wages to workers across the board for the same work regardless of race, religion, national origin, or sex. [Pictured: President John F. Kennedy signs the Equal Pay Act on June 10, 1963.] You may also like: States that have accepted the most refugees in the...