Marketplace Morning Report for Monday, September 5, 2016

Segments From This Episode

• Back to school in August? Tourism businesses not happy

  by Adam Allington

  

  In some states, a pre-Labor Day school start is banned; but schools are pushing back.

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• Don’t expect a credit union membership through work

  by Andy Uhler

  

  This long-offered benefit is no longer as attractive to employees.

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• The best Labor Day sales

  by Nancy Marshall-Genzer

  

  There are bargains on Labor Day. But you have to know what to look for.

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• In some rural areas, Pokemon not such a go

  by Marketplace Contributor

  

  In rural Washington, there are no Pokemon to catch. Just a blank map. A yawning blue and green screen.

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• The movement for paid sick leave

  by Reema Khrais

  Without national legislation, the Labor Department says nearly 44 million workers don’t have the benefit.

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• Labor Secretary Tom Perez reflects on this summer’s job growth

  by David Brancaccio

  

  Perez joined us to talk about job growth, the manufacturing sector, and eligibility for overtime pay.

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• Pokemon a no-Go in rural areas

  by David Brancaccio

  The movement for paid sick leave, the effect of an early Labor Day on the tourism industry, and the issues rural residents are having with Pokemon Go.

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