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New online platform helps immigrant workers recover stolen wages

by Elizabeth Trovall
Aug 3, 2023
The process of getting back stolen wages is complicated, time-intensive and often unsuccessful. Now, a new online platform is empowering immigrant advocates by making it easier to file wage theft claims.
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that workers were owed $213 million in back wages in 2022, though that amount could be higher due to underreporting.
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Three years after the pandemic recession, signing up for unemployment still isn't easy

by Mitchell Hartman
Jun 26, 2023
States are upgrading IT and accessibility to unemployment insurance, but it's a long hard road.
Despite an uptick in federal funding, most states are not prepared for a significant spike in unemployment, said labor economist Steve Wandner.
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As the job market cools, "job churn" is leveling off from historic pandemic highs

by Justin Ho
Feb 1, 2023
The more people switch jobs, the better the odds anybody can find a better one.
The number of job openings increased in December. But the rates at which people quit their jobs – and at which companies hire – have been stagnating over the last few months.
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As federal unemployment benefits end, many states' UI systems remain janky

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Sep 7, 2021
Some crash, others don’t work on mobile devices. In some states, workers have to wait to receive new passwords by mail to access their accounts.
To help states improve their unemployment systems, the Labor Department is creating an Unemployment Insurance Modernization unit.
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COVID & Unemployment

Your guide to understanding unemployment insurance terms

by Mitchell Hartman
Jul 16, 2020
A helpful glossary for terms and acronyms as the July 31 deadline approaches for Pandemic Unemployment Compensation to end.
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What's it like to return to the workforce in this economy?

by Erika Beras
Oct 4, 2019
It depends on how long you've been out, what you do and where you live.
A job fair
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New overtime rule covers fewer workers than Obama version

by Kimberly Adams
Sep 24, 2019
Had the 2016 rule been instituted, roughly three times more workers would have been covered.
Under the new rule, employers will be required to pay overtime to employees making less than $35,568.
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From fresh food to a new backyard fence, it's spending season

by Bennett Purser
Jun 12, 2019
A look at consumer prices as our listeners get ready for summer.
Kelsey Sprowell of Iowa City, Iowa, chose to build this fence with her family to save money.
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Socially responsible investing is in the crosshairs of the Labor Department

by David Brancaccio
May 7, 2018
An official recommendation was made to not put retirement plans at risk by investing in stocks that focus on environmental social governance, or ESG.
The day's numbers are displayed after the closing bell of the Dow Industrial Average at the New York Stock Exchange on May 3, 2018 in New York.
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Private sector wages and benefits are on the upswing, but economists caution celebrating

by Kimberly Adams
Jan 31, 2018
We are finally starting to see some signs that the tight labor market is pushing up wages. New numbers out today from the Department of Labor show wages and salaries in the private sector are up 2.8 percent from this time last year. That doesn’t leave too much extra cash for workers once you factor […]
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