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Wisconsin bill would ban cities from passing worker-friendly laws

Leave a Comment / State Government / By max cyril

Wisconsin is considering a bill that would prevent local governments from enacting worker-friendly ordinances relating to overtime, discrimination, benefits, and wages. On Wednesday, the Senate held a public hearing on the GOP-backed bill. The bill, Senate Bill 634, would prevent local municipalities in Wisconsin from increasing the minimum wage, stop enforcement of licensing regulations stricter than state standards, …

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2017 was a year of eroding workers’ rights

Leave a Comment / Department of Labor / By max cyril

There have been a series of victories for labor rights in recent years. Graduate student workers at private colleges and universities now have the right to unionize. In New York, employers are no longer allowed to ask for an employee’s salary history — a question that often hurts women and people of color. And the Fight for 15 has scored …

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9th Circuit Revists Ruling on Unequal Pay in Some Situations

Leave a Comment / equal pay / By max cyril

In a conundrum with profound implications, a federal appeals court will revisit whether – in some circumstances — men can be paid more than women for the same job. On the surface, that conflicts with the Equal Pay Act. But a three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit ruled in April that salary history could justify …

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Wisconsin bill would ban cities from passing worker-friendly laws

2017 was a year of eroding workers’ rights

9th Circuit Revists Ruling on Unequal Pay in Some Situations

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