White House Learns Complications Of Pay Equity Debate
Money and politics don't always make for polite conversation, but President Obama tried to tackle both at the White House on Tuesday.Obama signed a pair of executive orders aimed at encouraging...
View ArticleFast-Food CEOs Earn Supersize Salaries; Workers Earn Small Potatoes
At a time when fast-food workers make an average of about $9 an hour, what are the chief executives bringing home?According to a new report, YUM! (owner of KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut) compensated its...
View ArticleWeld County Wages Low For State, But Growing Fast
Weld County had the largest increase in employment in the country in 2013. But compared to the rest of Front Range, its wages are relatively low.That difference is quickly changing though, as the...
View ArticleA Mall With Two Minimum Wages
The Westfield Valley Fair Mall straddles two cities. One side of the mall is in Santa Clara, but walk a few feet down the mall, and you're in San Jose. In 2012, San Jose voters agreed to raise the...
View ArticleA Challenge To The New Congress: Fix Stagnant Wages
One of my favorite arguments — and one I've had in just about every even numbered year since the seventies — is about when to stop talking about politics. A surprising number of people think that since...
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