If we follow the presidential polling the least bit, we know that almost 60% of the registered voters dislike both of the presumptive nominees – Hillary Clinton viewed favorably by 41% and Donald Trump by 40%. Along with Green Party candidate Jill Stein and Libertarian Gary Johnson, that is the crop from which we’ll choose…
Read More »US Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez testified before Congress a week ago on the DOL budget request and in so doing, gave an impression that there will be increased enforcement by his department on perceived wage and hour violations. Aside from minimum wage issues, the Obama administration is increasing their focus on overtime pay. During…
Read More »Although it shouldn’t be much of a surprise to anyone, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) recently released a poll they commissioned through their National Council for Occupational Safety and Health that purported to show that some 79% of fast food kitchen workers had been burned on the job! Certainly headline-grabbing to this point, but…
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