Since the retail giant built the wage increases into their $7 billion plan to invest into itself, the raises will not affect the company's bottom line.
A bill that would raise our stat'es minimum wage to $8 an hour beginning next year and then skyrocket all the way up to $8.50 in 2018 made it out of the Senate Labor Committee, barely. By a vote of 4-3 those seven people decided to let their peers actually discuss and vote on whether or not their fellow citizens are being served by an hourly wage that has remained the same for the last seven yea
Governor John Bel Edwards addressed the regular session of the Louisiana Legislature yesterday. Besides the budget gap and TOPS, there are some other issues the Governor would like to see legislators tackle.
Now don't get me wrong, I understand that some people are having to work 2 and 3 jobs to make it these days. However, if you are using a single part-time job as your sole form of income for a family of 3 and want people to have some sympathy for you, don't do the following: