Tag: wages
R.I. average weekly wage increases 2.8% over year in Q3 2019
PROVIDENCE –The average weekly wage in Rhode Island was $991 in the third quarter, a 2.8% increase year over year, the Bureau of Labor...
There are plenty of jobs, but where are the wages?
The most disappointing feature of the most recent jobs report is that wages did not grow very much, even though the U.S. economy is...
Report: Providence metro ranks among ‘hottest job markets’
PROVIDENCE – The Providence-Warwick-Fall River metropolitan area was named one of the hottest job markets in the country in a report by ZipRecruiter this...
Cities and towns challenge continuing-contracts law
PROVIDENCE – Sixteen municipalities on Nov. 12 filed a lawsuit challenging a new state law they say creates lifetime contracts.
The lawsuit seeks injunctive relief...
Does new federal overtime rule go far enough for salaried workers?
An additional 1.3 million U.S. workers – including tens of thousands in Rhode Island – will be eligible for premium overtime pay now that...
Brown, former student dining services workers agree to $620K settlement over...
PROVIDENCE – Brown University has agreed to pay $620,000 to settle a class-action lawsuit filed by current and former student dining-services workers who accused...
The misguided war against corporate profits
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., relishes the disdain of America’s business elite, proudly displaying on his campaign website his anti-endorsements from corporate titans and their...
Providence County average weekly wage declines 0.3% in 2018 Q4
PROVIDENCE - The average weekly wage in Providence County declined 0.3% year over year in the fourth quarter of 2018 to $1,114, according to...
Economy finally coming through for workers
Saying that higher wages were coming wasn’t an especially popular viewpoint as recently as 2016. It was a little less radical to suggest that...
U.S. payrolls rise above-forecast 250,000 as wage gains hit 3.1%
NEW YORK - United States hiring rebounded by more than forecast in October, annual wage gains topped 3 percent for the first time since 2009...
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