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Why Is Panera Exempted From California's New Minimum Wage Law?

Probably because Greg Flynn, who operates 24 of the bakery cafes in California, is a longtime friend of Gov. Gavin Newsom.

Reason

California Senate Hopeful Barbara Lee Wants $50 Per Hour Minimum Wage

If you’re going to set arbitrary prices for labor, why not shoot for the moon?

Reason

California restaurants face closure as minimum wage proposed

This article discusses the potential implications of a federal minimum wage in California, including its impact on small businesses and the overall eco...

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America’s underemployment problem

Despite record job growth, employees are not necessarily finding sustainable jobs that meet the cost of living surge.

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23andMe's "minimum wage" billionaire

UPDATED: Data-hoarding billionaires don't go to jail — but if they violate our privacy, they can go broke

Salon

Turkey's January Inflation Piles Pressure On Central Bank

Turkey's annual inflation rate stayed stable in January at nearly 65 percent, but month-on-month consumer price increases jumped sharply following a huge minimum wage hike, official data showed Monday.

International Business Times

‘End Tipping’: 45 Pics That Show Tipping Culture In The US Needs To Change, And Fast

Tipping culture is so deeply entrenched in the American psyche that big changes are difficult to fathom. But these demands for tips are beyond shameless. The post ‘End Tipping’: 45 Pics That Show Tipping Culture In The US Needs To Change, And Fast first appeared on Bored Panda.

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21 states have laws on ballot measure readability

Welcome to the Friday, January 19, Brew.

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Ballotpedia’s new dashboard is your go-to resource for information about police CBAs

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'I call on member states to combat social dumping': EU jobs commissioner Nicolas Schmit

Talking Europe interviews the EU commissioner in charge of jobs and social rights, Nicolas Schmit. He speaks to the importance of protecting workers, particularly the "gig" or "platform" workers, whose status is at the core of a dispute between the European Commission and several EU member states. He also addresses…

France 24

Three days until the Iowa Republican caucuses

Welcome to the Friday, January 12, Brew.

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Signatures submitted for $15 minimum wage and paid sick leave initiative in Alaska

On Jan. 10, the Better Jobs for Alaska campaign submitted more than 41,000 signatures for an initiative that would increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour. The initiative may appear on the Nov. 2024 general election ballot.

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Update on this year’s and next year’s ballot measure certifications

For 2024, 55 statewide ballot measures have been certified for the ballot in 25 states, which is equivalent to the average for this point in the election cycle from 2012 to 2022. The average number of statewide ballot measures certified for an even-numbered year during this period was 157.

The Guardian - UK

BrewDog faces staff backlash after dropping real living wage pledge

New workers now hired on legal minimum wage and pay frozen for London bar staff amid trading losses

The Guardian - AU

Failure to address subminimum wages for people with disability in national plan ‘disappointing’, say advocates

Plan being released by social services minister Amanda Rishworth does not outline specific strategies to deal with lower rates of pay and superannuation

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The Hindu

Erode Corporation implements minimum wages for conservancy workers

Conservancy workers, affiliated to various trade unions, have thanked the Erode Corporation for implementing the minimum wages as per the norms and also wanted the civic body to fulfill their other demands.

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ICYMI: Top stories of the week

Welcome to the first Weekly Brew of 2024! We hope you had a wonderful holiday season.

Evening Standard

Migrant workers paid below minimum wage or 'given meals only' at Balham restaurant

The owner of Lebanese Garden Lounge has been fined nearly £15,000

Chicago Sun-Times

Illinois workers at private companies saw pay jump in December, report says

The state was on par with nationwide trends, where wage growth for “job-stayers” increased 5.4%, and the state’s median salary was just shy of the national median salary of $58,700.

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California campaign withdraws veto referendum on fast-food employment law from 2024 ballot under new process

On Dec. 29, the Save Our Local Restaurants PAC withdrew a veto referendum from the Nov. 5, 2024, ballot that would have repealed California Assembly Bill 257 (AB 257). AB 257 was designed to establish a 10-member fast food council authorized to adopt a minimum wage for fast food restaurant…

Capital & Main

Corporate America’s Big Lie: What’s Good for Us Is Good for the Country

After decades of shaping the nation’s narrative, corporate America has now weaponized its playbook in a more aggressive way, the authors of Corporate Bullsh*t warn.

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Minimum wage increasing in 25 states in 2024

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