Uber and Lyft to stop services in Minneapolis after City Council passes minimum pay rate for rideshare drivers Rideshare giants Uber and Lyft are threatening to suspend all operations in Minneapolis following the City Council’s decision to enforce a minimum pay rate for rideshare drivers in the city. The ordinance, set to take effect on […]
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Uber and Lyft to stop services in Minneapolis after City Council passes minimum pay rate for rideshare drivers
$50 Minimum Wage?
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New year, new state laws: From minimum wage to gender-affirming care
A host of new state laws came into effect across the country Monday, reflecting a national rift on key issues and how to address them that doesn’t seem to be shifting course anytime soon. Many of the measures are sure to attract criticism and even mockery from their opponents. For instance, California now mandates large… […]
Nearly 10 million Americans will get raises from minimum wage hikes in 2024: study
A new year will bring more pay for millions of Americans, according to a new study from the Economic Policy Institute (EPI). On New Years Day, 22 states will raise their minimum wage, giving nearly 9.9 million Americans a pay raise. In total, workers will receive $6.95 billion in additional wages from the increases. In… […]
Netanyahu Draws Up New Plan To “Thin The Population In Gaza To A Minimum” As Carpet Bombing Resumes
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Minimum of two months imprisonment for ‘illegal’ Palestinian workers
Regular remand hearings in the Haifa court are held in the basement, on the “minus 2” floor. Regular hearings are still suspended due to the “war situation,” but the remand courtroom and the adjacent waiting hall are bustling. There are still many new political detentions, mostly for social media posts. As part of the “situation,” […]
Uber, DoorDash Sue NYC to Stop Delivery Drivers From Getting a Minimum Wage
Image Credit: Getty Images Gig economy companies DoorDash, Grubhub, and Uber sued New York City on Thursday over a new minimum wage law for app-based delivery workers that would raise their minimum wage to $17.96 per hour. The law, which was implemented in mid-June, is the first of its kind in the U.S, and would […]
Greece to retain minimum amount of investment needed for Golden Visas
ATHENS – Greece has decided to postpone the decision to increase the minimum amount of investment needed for the Golden Visa. The postponement has been decided for Golden Visa in some parts of the country for three months implying that billionaires interested in visa will still be eligible to invest €250,000 instead of €500,000 until… […]
Women Scientists Agree That Gift Bags Should Contain Minimum 63 Pieces Of Tissue Paper
BALTIMORE — Women scientists at Johns Hopkins have agreed that gift bags must contain a bare minimum of 63 pieces of perfectly crinkled tissue paper. “Decades of research confirm that anything less than sixty-three pieces is an absolute abomination,” said head scientist Sherri Webster. “There is simply no way to produce the gift bag’s desired […]
Conservative Think Tank Calls For ‘Minimum Income’ In UK
Tory think tank Bright Blue says the UK welfare system is not providing enough support for people and has called for the introduction of a “minimum income”. Backed by some senior Conservative MPs, Bright Blue also says that households need a minimum income to meet the cost of living. The government is considering options to […]
FBI Protected Mom who Made $200 million Selling up to 8000 Children over 40 years – Gets Only 3 Months in Minimum Security Prison
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Morocco raises minimum wage 9.3% amid rising prices
Morocco has raised the minimum wage for the public sector by 9.3 per cent to 3,500 dirhams ($350) as of September, amid a surge in prices. Following a cabinet meeting yesterday, Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch said the government has taken a number of decisions that would improve citizens’ income and increase their purchasing power as […]
Nikos Vertis: 15,000 euros minimum consumption for table at his concert in Mykonos
The popular Greek singer Nikos Vertis is going to appear in Mykonos on Friday, and specifically on the beach of Ornos at the beach-bar restaurant “Pasaji”, however the price for those who have expressed an interest in attending is extremely high. The series of the first tables has a minimum consumption of 15,000 euros and… […]
4 myths about raising the minimum wage
We’re the richest country in the world, home to the richest people on the planet. We can, and we must, treat our workers with the dignity and respect they deserve. Source Views: 0
Bipartisan Gun Deal Announced: No ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban, No Raised Minimum Rifle Age
A bipartisan group of senators announced a deal on gun control legislation Sunday in the wake of recent mass shootings — though the compromise excludes President Joe Biden’s “assault weapons” ban and a raised minimum age for rifle purchases. Views: 0
People Working for Minimum Wage Can’t Afford Rent In The U.S
Over 40% of Black and Latinx households pay more than 30% of their income on rent, compared with 25% of white households. “’One full-time job should be enough,’ the report says.” A full-time, minimum-wage worker can’t afford even a modest one-bedroom apartment in 93% of U.S. counties, according to a new report. And nowhere in […]
Minimum wage workers can’t afford average two bedroom rent anywhere in the US
Minimum wage workers in the US do not earn enough money to rent an average two-bedroom property anywhere across the country, a new report has revealed. The National Low Income Housing Coalition has shown that there is not a single state, county or city in the country where a full-time minimum wage worker can afford […]
The real reasons Ireland is against a 15% minimum corporate tax rate | View
A total of 131 countries representing more than 90% of global GDP are celebrating a landmark deal to overhaul the global tax system and increase their revenues to finance the costly post-coronavirus recovery. From Argentina to Japan, from Canada to Turkey, developed and developing nations are gearing up for a transformative reform. Ireland, however, has […]
130 countries back global minimum corporate tax rate of 15 per cent, OECD says
Plans to force multinational companies to pay fairer tax by setting a global minimum have taken a step forward with the backing of 130 countries and jurisdictions, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development announced on Thursday. The US-backed deal sets a corporation tax rate of no less than 15 per cent in a bid […]