Hitting the bricks
Companies are hiring—giving weight to the idea that the Capital Region economy is creating jobs—but local growth runs hot and cold.
Friday, March 19, 2010
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Companies are hiring—giving weight to the idea that the Capital Region economy is creating jobs—but local growth runs hot and cold.
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A 70-cent increase in the minimum wage affects Capital Region businesses strained by the economic downturn where it hurts—in the pocketbook.
One official estimates 15% to 20% of Louisiana employers are guilty of employee misclassification—costing the state about $100 million.
A reduction in payrolls because of the economic downturn means a reduction in premiums for workers’ comp companies.
Downturn or not, a growing number of companies have responded to the demand of working families.
Research points to fundamental differences in the way women and men wield organizational authority.
The Lilly Ledbetter Act, the first bill signed by President Barack Obama, restarts the statute of limitations on equal-pay lawsuits.
A Democrat-controlled government could revisit the controversial Employee Free Choice Act.
The proposed Employee Free Choice Act would force employers to recognize the majority sign-up process whether they like it or not.
A new law allowing employees to take their firearm to work raises a number of questions—and no easy answers.
Determined to avoid interruption, more white-collar businesses were prepared to face Gustav.
A Louisiana program trains people with disabilities to start their own businesses.
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