Employment policy links
$15 Now files ballot initiative to raise Seattle’s minimum wage: Activists this morning filed a Seattle city charter amendment to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour starting Jan. 1, 2015. The measure calls for a three-year phase-in for small business and non-profit organizations and defines a small business as any with 250 or […]
19th of February 2014
Rhode Island pension settlement seen as setback for reformers, raises questions that resonate here
The state of Rhode Island has reached an agreement with public employee unions that had filed six lawsuits challenging pension reforms adopted by the state. The Providence Journal points out that the deal comes with costs: Details were still emerging on the Friday afternoon of Valentine’s Day, but it appears the proposed deal would increase […]