Seattle’s Minimum Wage Increase Backfires
The highly controversial topic of the minimum wage is continuing to be debated after a recent backfire of the wage increase agreed upon in Seattle, Washington in 2014.
The highly controversial topic of the minimum wage is continuing to be debated after a recent backfire of the wage increase agreed upon in Seattle, Washington in 2014.
New York City Attorney General Eric Schneiderman recently filed an unpaid overtime lawsuit against an East Flatbush car wash company the city claims defrauded over 100 minimum wage workers out of their hard-earned pay, including overtime wages.
San Francisco has been the most recent city to ban a series of interview questions that involve the applicant’s job history.
Minimum wage is a much-debated topic around the country.
Omni Hotels Management Corporation, a chain of luxury hotels in many states, has come under much scrutiny after facing a lawsuit citing the chain was not paying employees proper overtime wages required by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
As the tech boom in the United States continues, which has now lead to the employment of nearly 2 million people, it has also led to the possibility for new wage laws and litigation.