Wages on the Rise

Pay levels for the average American worker have improved over the past year through June according to the Wall Street Journal.  The paper reported this week on the Employment-Cost Index, a regular report of the Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) that measures wages and salaries plus benefits. The Index for June 2018…

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What’s Brewing: Sick Leave, Soda Wars, Rising Wages

Looks like it could be a long, hot and potentially expensive summer for Dunkin’ and other quick service franchise owners around the country. Several states and cities hiked their minimum wage on July 1, with a few now even pushing past the much ballyhooed $15 an hour mark. Activists pushing for sick leave mandates are…

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