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Hourly Workers

4 Reasons Why Multiple Gigs Are Better Than One

Lynn Dixon | Posted 04.12.2013 | Small Business
Read More: Freelancers, Hourly Employees, Freelancing, Hourly Wage, Opportunity-Working, Hourly Workers, Freelance, Part-Time Jobs, Small Business News
Lynn Dixon

Though having multiple gigs may not seem like the norm, the truth is, they may be able to help people lead more fulfilling careers and combat unemployment because there are more options.

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Raising the Minimum Wage Is Good for Business (But the Corporate Lobby Doesn't Think So)

Peter Dreier | Posted 04.25.2013 | Politics
Read More: Minimum Wage, Minimum Wage Increase, Cost of Living Increase, Hourly Wage Increase, Hourly Wage, Hourly Workers, Raising Minimum Wage, Politics News
Peter Dreier

Increasing the minimum wage to $9 an hour and tying it to the cost of living will not, on its own, lift the country out of its economic doldrums. But it will definitely lift millions of Americans out of poverty, stimulate the economy, and create new jobs. It is the right thing to do both morally and economically.

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The Lie Most Workers Tell

The Huffington Post | Janean Chun | Posted 10.22.2012 | Small Business
Read More: Overtime Study, University of Maryland, Worker Productivity, Overtime Hours, Harvard Business Review, John P. Robinson, Hourly Workers, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Video, Small Business News

That employee who talks about tirelessly working 60 hours a week could be a great team player -- or a self-promotional liar. People overestimate th...

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Honoring Labor Day By Rooting Out Wage Theft

Eric T. Schneiderman | Posted 11.03.2012 | Politics
Read More: Economic Justice, Criminal Just, Labor, Workers, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, Eric Schneiderman, Labor Day, Wage Theft, Salary, Pay Day, Hourly Workers, Politics News
Eric T. Schneiderman

In this time of deep political divisions, there should be nothing controversial about the notion that working people who do their jobs should be paid for their work.

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How We Have Failed Working Families, And What We Can Do About It

Donna Klein | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
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Donna Klein

There is an imbalance that exists for working families that allows people to fulfill their roles as employees, but not as parents. And this is particularly true for hourly employees.

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