Wage And Pension News

12:52 PM EST
12/22/2011 Boehner predicts House won't pass payroll tax extensionRebublican Rep. Dave Camp said Thursday that Republicans in Congress might accepted a three-month payroll tax agreement, rather than a two-month extension of the tax cut and unemployment benefits.

Source:AHN Topics:Economy, Business And Finance, Economy, Labor, Wage And Pension, Politics, Government, Public Officials

12:32 PM EST
12/12/2011 San Francisco minimum wage to top $10 an hourStarting on Jan.1, 2012, the minimum wage in San Francisco rises to $10 an hour, making the city the first in the United States to have a $10 minimum wage.

Source:AHN Topics:Labor, Wage And Pension, Economy, Business And Finance, Business, Politics, Regulatory Policy And Organization

5:52 AM EST
11/9/2011 60% of Americans feel widening wealth gapMore than 60 percent of Americans feel the widening gap between rich and poor residents. These people want Washington to find a way to bridge that divide, a new Washington Post-ABC News survey released on Tuesday said.

Source:AHN Topics:Economy, Business And Finance, Macro Economics, Economic Indicator, Social Issue, Poverty, Labor, Wage And Pension

8:15 AM EDT
10/26/2011 10 percent pay hike for Fortune 500 directorsDirectors of Fortune 500 companies could get a pay hike of 10 percent this year. That would place their median pay at $234,000 up from $212,500 in 2010.

Source:AHN Topics:Economy, Business And Finance, Company Information, Corporate Officer, Labor, Wage And Pension, Employee Benefits, Social Issue, Social Issues, Social Conditions

7:08 AM EDT
10/21/2011 Half of all U.S. workers earned less than $26,363 in 2010Although the per capita income of all U.S. workers in 2010 was at $39,959.30, about half of American employees earned less than $26,363.55 a year.

Source:AHN Topics:Economy, Business And Finance, Macro Economics, Economic Indicator, Labor, Wage And Pension, Government Departments

1:19 PM EDT
10/14/2011 American incomes dropped 7 percent in the last decadeAmericans' incomes fell 7 percent from 2000 through 2010 and economists say it wont pick up before 2021.

Source:AHN Topics:Economy, Business And Finance, Macro Economics, Labor, Wage And Pension

6:32 AM EDT
10/6/2011 Female Wal-Mart employees seek pay reviewsSeveral large women’s interest groups have joined the female employees of Wal-Mart in calling for a review of the world’s largest retailer pay policy. The call was in response to the U.S. Supreme court decision that blocked the filing of a class-action lawsuit against Wal-Mart over alleged sex discrimination on women employees.

Source:AHN Topics:Economy, Business And Finance, Consumer Goods, Retail, Labor, Wage And Pension, Employee Benefits, Social Issue, Minority Group, National Or Ethnic Minority

8:24 AM EDT
10/4/2011 Minimum wage on rise on eight statesMinimum wage workers in eight states could see their paychecks grow by hundreds of dollars in 2012 thanks to automatic annual increases in rates.

Source:AHN Topics:Economy, Business And Finance, Business, Labor, Wage And Pension, Human Interest, Good

7:28 AM EDT
9/29/2011 BoE pushes banks to cut bonuses, dividends to improve balance sheetsThe Bank of England’s new Financial Policy Committee recommended on Wednesday for British banks to reduce their bonuses and shareholder dividends to strengthen their balance sheets.

Source:AHN Topics:Economy, Business And Finance, Financial And Business Service, Banking, Politics, Government, Government Departments, Labor, Wage And Pension, Employee Benefits

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