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California Overhauls Workers' Compensation
A new law in California is expected to reduce costs to employers while increasing payouts to some workers injured on the job. more
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Minimum Wage Set to Rise in Five States
Employers in five states Illinois, New York, Oregon, Vermont and Washington will dole out fatter paychecks to their lowest-paid workers in 2005. Florida will soon follow suit voters there approved a constitutional amendment that will hike its minimum wage to $6.15 per hour sometime next year. more
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Federal Overtime Rules: New Headaches for States
Workers and employers arent the only ones scratching their heads over new federal workplace overtime rules. The new overtime rules are causing confusion in states and rancor on the campaign trail and on Capitol Hill. The U.S. House of Representatives voted Sept. 9 to block the new rules, but observers dont expect the action to hold up to stiff GOP opposition and a White House veto threat. The outcome of the November elections could well determine whether the new federal requirements stand and whether states that have their own overtime rules decide to keep them. more
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Workers' Comp: A Brewing Crisis for States?
Double-digit hikes in what employers pay for workers compensation have state lawmakers scrambling to figure out ways to cut costs. The governors of Florida, Washington and West Virginia all called special sessions this year to look at the system that pays for medical care and provides cash benefits for workers injured on the job. Florida and West Virginia approved significant changes while Washingtons were more limited. more
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Momentum For Paid Family Leave Grows
October 21 - From Vermont to Hawaii, states are hopping on the paid family leave bandwagon, with California leading the way. The Golden State in September created a sweeping new program that will pay workers half their salaries when they take time off to care for sick family members or newborns. more
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Living Wage Issue Causes Battles in States
Ethiopian immigrants Temesgen Hagos and Makonen Habtemarian brought their families to the United States more than eight years ago hoping to free them of the poverty and political turmoil they had endured all their lives. But after arriving in this country, they found the shadow of poverty was still with them. Thanks to a "liveable wage" ordinance passed last year in the community in which they live, both men's financial situation has improved dramatically. But a heated debate about such measures rages in many states. more