Sentences with phrase «wage protections for»

Legislators in approximately 24 states — from Alaska to Kansas — last week introduced bills to close the gender wage gap and provide stronger wage protections for women than those available under federal law.

A petition campaign to repeal wage protections for workers on government construction projects has been halted.

The economy was largely cash - based, with little transparency or wage protections for workers.

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A prime reason they do this is that they don't really have to hire anyone, instead they use an army of so - called 1099 employees, who work for an hourly wage, with no benefits and very few of the legal protections that full - time employees typically get.

SEOUL / DETROIT, April 20 - General Motors» South Korean unit delayed a decision to file for bankruptcy protection until Monday afternoon, after the automaker failed to reach a wage deal with its labor union in time to meet a Friday deadline.

They're legally bound to work only for the employer who sponsors them, without any kind of minimum wage protection.

SEOUL, April 20 - General Motors» South Korean unit and its labour union failed to reach a wage deal by Friday, breaching a deadline set by the U.S. automaker to seek bankruptcy protection for the loss - making unit.

If joint employment is found, both entities may be held responsible for compliance with all applicable laws, including wage and hour and other employment protection laws.

Azariah who later became Bishop of Dornakal argued that the church in accepting the position of a communal political minority with special protection would become a static community and it would negate its self - understanding as standing for mission and service to the whole national community, that in any case the Indian church is not a single social or cultural community since it consists of people of diverse background, each of whom would have its own political struggle to wage in cooperation with the people of similar background in other religions; and therefore theologically and politically Christians should ask only for religious freedom for its mission and service to all people, not as a minority right, but as a human right (ref.

True believers in the dominant model tell us that the solution of our problems is to reduce taxes on corporations and the rich, reduce government services to the poor and middle class, improve the climate for business by reducing work place and environmental protections and minimum wage requirements, privatizing public services, and facilitating the investment of capital overseas.

This would allow either parent who is away from the waged workforce caring for children to receive child - care payments, children's allowances, job training and other protections against long - term financial and job vulnerability.

Farm Labor Contractor, Vineyard Pay $ 42K in Penalties for Providing Deplorable Housing Conditions to Farm Workers in Sonoma County: Investigators from the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found farm labor contractor Four Seasons Vineyard Management and winemaker Ridge Vineyards in violation of the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act for providing deplorable housing conditions to farm workers in northern Sonoma County...

We need a plan for social security reform, stronger protection for workers and a repeal of the trade union act, and a wide review on workers rights, a real living wage, investment in local services, and reversing Tory cuts to policing.

But top Democrats in the House of Representatives said Thursday they'll be back next year to press for an increase in the minimum wage, new protections for victims of sexual harassment and other liberal policy priorities.

The union earlier this year praised Moya's support for a bill aimed at bolstering the pay and wage theft protections for car wash workers.

Council calls herself «fresh leadership,» and is calling for a $ 15 an hour minimum wage, supports the DREAM act and affordable housing, renter protection, increased school funding and more afterschool programs.

Some Senate Democats are hopeful an eleventh - hour deal will be reached on the Wage Theft Protection Act and perhaps something to do with Green Jobs, but that would require a three - way agreement, because leaders are loath to gavel into regular session and open the door for a legislation free - for - all.

Governor Cuomo has acted alone this year on several different issues, including a minimum wage hike for fast food workers and legal protections for transgender New Yorkers.

At our state conference last month, we overwhelmingly passed resolutions supporting guaranteed healthcare as a human right, free public education from pre-K through college or trade school, a living wage and fair compensation for all, investments in environmental protection and renewable energy, restoration of voting rights to former felons, public financing of elections to eradicate the corrupting influence of big money in politics, and other policies that serve the people.

Whether the GOP can regain the majority would affect progressive causes that have been blocked by Republicans, including more protection for late - term abortions, a higher minimum wage and college aid for immigrants here illegally, as well as Cuomo's potential run for president in 2016.

«As the playing field equals voters will respond to our message of job creation, lower taxes, protections for women's rights and health and a higher minimum wage.

«Senator Skelos» first statement after being elected GOP Leader was that they would continue to block all progressive legislation including a much needed hike in the minimum wage, protections for women and real ethics reforms.

A judge in New York City struck a blow to Mayor de Blasio's effort to increase protections for low - wage workers, striking down a measure to regulate car washes over its promotion of unionization.

The governor has lately been regaining his political footing, tacking left by raising the state's minimum wage and expanding New York's protections for the transgendered.

The metaphors were clear and painful for Mayor Bill de Blasio's first budget war with Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a master of Albany's byzantine backrooms — Mr. Cuomo, a fellow Democrat, had schooled the upstart Mr. de Blasio this year, securing new and unprecedented protections for charter schools, denying Mr. de Blasio a tax hike to fund his universal prekindergarten expansion and swatting away a demand for a municipal minimum wage increase barely after the words had left the mayor's mouth at his maiden State of the City address.

«Every year of Senator Dilan's tenure in the Senate he has stood with our members and been a dedicated advocate for everything from the $ 15 minimum wage, paid family leave and healthcare, to greater environmental protections and election reforms,» said Helen Schaub, 1199SEIU vice president for policy and legislation.

The salvation of the health service, major renovation of schools, the minimum wage, civil partnerships and the extension of protection for minority groups are heroic, not small achievements.

Cuomo also called for raising the minimum wage to $ 15, cutting taxes for small businesses taxes and boosting the environmental protection fund.

Cuomo told the Empire State Pride Agenda he plans to bypass the Legislature — as he did in raising the minimum wage for fast - food workers — by granting transgender people protections through a regulatory process he controls.

They range from statewide proposals like environmental protections to more local topics, like fighting the MS - 13 gang on Long Island, and also include promises to take away gun rights from domestic abusers, criminalize «revenge porn» and «sextortion,» invest further in his program to revitalize local downtown areas, and reevaluate the lower minimum wage allowed for workers who regularly receive tips.

He also signaled he'll unveil proposals to boost the state's minimum wage to $ 15 per hour in staggered steps over about six years, address homelessness in New York City, double the money earmarked for environmental protection projects and expand broadband access to the Internet.

«I entered this race because women deserve equal treatment under the law, the minimum wage should not be a poverty wage, elections should not be for sale to the highest bidder and our air and water deserve protection,» Kessner said in a statement.

DNC spokesman Michael Tyler said the party's national platform «repeatedly and unequivocally states, the Democratic Party is staunchly committed to making it easier for workers, public and private, to exercise their right to organize and join unions, to increasing the minimum wage to $ 15 an hour, to protecting collective bargaining, to strengthening workplace protections, and to investing in infrastructure that uses American products and provides good - paying jobs for American workers.»

His 20 - minute speech focused on what he percieves as high points of his nearly eight years in office, from enacting tougher gun control legislation to raising the minimum wage to new protections for transgender people.

Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman, writing for the majority, said Carver was covered by federal minimum - wage protections.

The Governor commended the Lagos State Judiciary for heeding the call to establish a Sexual Offences Court, just as he also lauded the State House of Assembly for enacting the Protection against Domestic Violence Law, 2007, the Child's Right Law of Lagos State, 2015 and the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015, noting that all efforts was geared towards providing a solid platform for waging the war against Sexual and gender based Violence.

It was vintage Cuomo, beginning with a mention of his Italian immigrant grandparents and their experience, then covering a variety of state government and political initiatives on education, minimum wage, M / WBE contracting and undocumented worker protections and concluding with a fierce declaration of support for diversity and the integral role of immigrants in seeking and sustaining the «American Dream.»

A federal judge ruled on Wednesday that a city law to regulate carwash businesses violated federal law because it encouraged unionization, dealing a blow to Mayor Bill de Blasio's efforts to increase protections for low - wage carwash employees.

ALBANY, NY (12/13/2010)(readMedia)-- Governor David A. Paterson today signed into law S. 8380 / A.11726, the Wage Theft Prevention Act, which addresses the failure by employers to pay statutorily - mandated minimum wages and overtime by requiring annual notifications of wages, expanding notifications, enhancing available remedies for wage law violations and strengthening whistleblower protectiWage Theft Prevention Act, which addresses the failure by employers to pay statutorily - mandated minimum wages and overtime by requiring annual notifications of wages, expanding notifications, enhancing available remedies for wage law violations and strengthening whistleblower protectiwage law violations and strengthening whistleblower protections.

Cuomo of late has delighted labor unions as he pushes to attach some kind of prevailing wage protection to the 421 - a program, a tax subsidy for developers that is usually renewed in tandem with rent regulations.

The popular majorities — those who are forced to survive on wage labor, sometimes known as the 99 percent — are never able to win great substantial victories for democracy, but are forced to accept incremental steps towards achieving some small victories in the areas of progressive taxation, health care, universal education, retirement pensions, and environmental and consumer protections and civil rights.

# 2 — The conservative upheaval finds little support in public opinion — Public opinion remains generally in favor of more investment in public education, a higher minimum wage, stronger gun laws, reproductive freedom, a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, tougher environmental protection laws and opposed to school vouchers, tax cuts for millionaires and weaker consumer protection laws.

They undermine action on climate change and environmental protections; promote school privatization; defund unions and stop progressive wage and benefits policies; and, among other things, call for a convention to amend the U.S. Constitution to restrict the federal budget.

In addition to the generally applicable requirements described above (including the specific prevailing wage and labor protection requirements set forth in the RRIF statute), the rail safety standards set forth in 49 C.F.R. § § 209 - 244 detail minimum safety requirements for railroad track that is part of the general railroad system of transportation.

However, the Consumer Credit Protection Act makes it illegal for your employer to fire you for having one wage garnishment.

The State of Texas offers many protections from wage garnishments for certain types of debts, including credit card debt, breach of contract debts, and tort claims.

Steve McIntyre testified to an Ontario legislative committee with regards to Bill C70, «An Act to amend the Employment Standards Act to provide for an Employee Wage Protection Program.»

In addition, many former IQT Ltd. employees applied for and received payments under the federal government's Wage Earner Protection Program Act.

If you were injured in a car accident, you may be entitled to personal injury protection (PIP) benefits for up to $ 8,000 in medical bills from the insurer of the car you were in as well as 75 % for any wage losses incurred along with possible replacement costs.

You may apply to the Wage Earner Protection Program (WEPP) for unpaid wages, vacation pay, termination pay and severance pay owed to you during the six months before your employer declared bankruptcy or subject to a receivership.