New Year Brings Legislative Changes to Massachusetts
With the beginning of a new year, it is important for Massachusetts residents to be aware of any changes in state laws and regulations.Summer Jobs Pay Off Down the Line
Those teens gaining experience as camp counselors or ice cream scoopers may have an advantage in the long run, though. A recent study from the Brookings Institution’s Metropolitan Policy Program ...The State of the Union is . . .
Don't worry if you missed the big speech last night, read up on Obama's main points here.What the Minimum Wage of the 1% Looks Like
If all wages grew at the rate of the top one percent of earners, the minimum wage would be over three times the national minimum wage.Opinion: The End of the Unpaid Internship
While all college students want the experience, the current system is exploitative and must change.Raise Up Massachusetts Fights for Higher Wages, Paid Medical Leave
Massachusetts may be voting for an increased minimum wage next year thanks to Raise Up Massachusetts.Opinion: Labor is part of the solution, not the problem
Blaming labor unions for economic failure does not make sense in the wake of Detroit's bankruptcy.Opinion: Walmart must allow their full-time employees to unionize
Walmart’s CEO, Michael Duke, makes $17.6 million a year (he makes more in an hour than his employees earn in a year). ...