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Episode 13: Salaries Inside JDs, Microsoft Leaked Salaries, Recession Wage Growth Illusion, MSU KKK HR, Increased Slavery During Covid.

Episode 13 (09/06/2020) References:

Some NetApp employees complain of ‘toxic culture’ ahead of looming layoffs

https://www.wraltechwire.com/2020/09/01/some-netapp-employees-complain-of-toxic-culture-ahead-of-looming-layoffs/

This is our big chance to create better workplaces 

https://www.ft.com/content/3c3f5f1e-8402-4331-8591-e2b667873605

Should salaries be included in job descriptions?

https://sports.yahoo.com/should-salaries-be-included-in-job-descriptions-095642379.html

Leaked Salary Spreadsheet Reveals Microsoft Employee Earnings for a Second Year

https://onezero.medium.com/leaked-salary-spreadsheet-reveals-microsoft-employee-earnings-for-a-second-year-d1466132d309

Stiffing Workers on Wages Grows Worse With Recession

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/03/business/economy/wage-theft-recession.html

MSU To Rename Human Resources Building After Learning of KKK Ties

https://www.9and10news.com/2020/09/06/msu-to-rename-human-resources-building-after-learning-of-kkk-ties/

Modern slavery risks surge for Asian garment workers with coronavirus

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-asia-workers-rights-trfn/modern-slavery-risks-surge-for-asian-garment-workers-with-coronavirus-idUSKBN25U38Q

U.S. DOL Provides Guidance on Employers’ Obligation to Compensate Remote Workers

https://www.natlawreview.com/article/us-dol-provides-guidance-employers-obligation-to-compensate-remote-workers

Fed study: Wage growth an “illusion” that’s “almost entirely attributable” to low-wage job losses

https://www.salon.com/2020/09/05/fed-study-wage-growth-an-illusion-thats-almost-entirely-attributable-to-low-wage-job-losses/

The case for a six-hour workday 

https://www.linkedin.com/feed/news/the-case-for-a-six-hour-workday-4206521/

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Episode 12: Labor Protections Perceptions, Amazon Guillotine for Higher Wage, U.S. Tipping Akin Slavery, Jordian Garment Workers, GOP H-2B Visa Call, Immigrant Worker Organizing.

Episode 12 (08/30/2020) References:

Qatar raises minimum wage, lifts curbs on changing jobs

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-qatar-labour-reform/qatar-raises-minimum-wage-lifts-curbs-on-changing-jobs-idUSKBN25Q0H7

Zelensky signs into law bill to raise minimum wage from Sept 1

https://www.unian.info/economics/minimum-wage-bill-to-raise-minimum-wage-signed-by-parliament-speaker-11128649.html

Protesters With Guillotine Outside Jeff Bezos' House Call for Higher Wages

https://www.newsweek.com/amazon-protests-guillotine-jeff-bezos-washington-dc-1528472

Gender economist Katica Roy: The U.S. style of tipping hurts the economy—and especially women — amid COVID-19

https://www.nbcnews.com/know-your-value/feature/gender-economist-katica-roy-u-s-style-tipping-hurts-economy-ncna1238451

Sexual assault, forced labor, wage theft: garment workers in Jordan suffer for US brands

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/aug/29/sexual-assault-forced-labor-wage-theft-garment-workers-in-jordan-suffer-for-us-brands

GOP Lawmakers Asked Trump for Low-Wage, Migrant Worker Visas

https://theintercept.com/2020/08/26/gop-push-migrant-worker-visas/

Immigrant Restaurant Workers are Organizing

https://www.sfweekly.com/dining/immigrant-restaurant-workers-organizing/

More Proof that ‘Progressive’ Wealth Taxes Hurt Average Americans 

https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/08/progressive-wealth-taxes-hurt-average-americans/

Wages and GDP lost due to COVID-19 school closures

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/education-plus-development/2020/08/27/wages-and-gdp-lost-due-to-covid-19-school-closures/

Letter: It's the rich people who create jobs, pay wages 

https://www.yakimaherald.com/opinion/letters_to_editor/letter-its-the-rich-people-who-create-jobs-pay-wages/article_8f343be6-2cd2-5de3-b4b1-2808d01b8a5d.html

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Episode 11: Pro-life Wages, Boehringer Wage Descrimination, Liberalisms Income Inequality, Latinx Women Job Losses

Episode 11 (08/23/2020) References:

The rise of the upper middle class

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-rise-of-the-upper-middle-class/2020/08/16/3aa1aea4-de60-11ea-b205-ff838e15a9a6_story.html?outputType=amp

Study:

https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Squeezing-the-middle-class_Report.pdf

The Gospel of Matthew reminds us that just wages are a pro-life issue

https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2020/08/21/gospel-matthew-reminds-us-just-wages-are-pro-life-issue

School bus drivers to lose wages, health care after district cuts transportation funding

https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/school-bus-drivers-to-lose-wages-health-care-after-district-cuts-transportation-funding/

Boehringer Ingelheim Settles Wage Discrimination Charges

https://www.pharmalive.com/boehringer-ingelheim-settles-wage-discrimination-charges/

The Least Livable US Cities for Minimum Wage Earners

https://www.move.org/least-livable-us-cities-for-minimum-wage-earners/

More Americans oppose than favor the government providing a universal basic income for all adult citizens

https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/08/19/more-americans-oppose-than-favor-the-government-providing-a-universal-basic-income-for-all-adult-citizens/

St. Paul might test guaranteed monthly income 

https://m.startribune.com/st-paul-might-test-guaranteed-monthly-income/572186432/

How the ‘Useful Idiots’ of Liberal New York Fueled Income Inequality

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/21/nyregion/kurt-andersen-nyc-income-inequality.html

Battle heats up over graduated income tax

https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/battle-heats-over-graduated-income-tax

Covid-19 Pay Cuts Are Coming to an End at Some Companies 

https://www.wsj.com/articles/covid-19-salary-cuts-are-coming-to-an-end-at-some-companies-11598048667?mod=hp_lead_pos1

Latinx workers—particularly women—face devastating job losses in the COVID-19 recession 

https://www.epi.org/publication/latinx-workers-covid/

Millions of Indian workers strike to protest attacks by Modi government amid COVID-19 pandemic

https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/21/indi-a21.html

CEO compensation surged 14% in 2019 to $21.3 million

https://www.epi.org/publication/ceo-compensation-surged-14-in-2019-to-21-3-million-ceos-now-earn-320-times-as-much-as-a-typical-worker/

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Episode 10 (08/16/2020) References:

Former Daly City restaurant workers receive back wages in $2.6 million settlement

https://sfbayca.com/2020/08/13/former-daly-city-restaurant-workers-receive-back-wages-in-2-6-million-settlement/amp/

Musicians sue ‘The Voice’ producer, claiming it did not fully pay wages

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2020-08-13/the-voice-musicians-union-lawsuit-wages-afm-mgm?_amp=true

Agricultural Workers Lose Millions of Dollars Each Year to Employer Wage Theft

https://inthesetimes.com/article/agriculture-farm-workers-million-dollar-wage-theft

Stanford medical student’s tweet about blueberry pickers’ wages goes viral

https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2020/08/10/stanford-medical-students-tweet-about-blueberry-pickers-wages-goes-viral/

Pay promises, threats of jail. How Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line made crew work without wages 

https://amp.miamiherald.com/news/business/tourism-cruises/article244768187.html

Securitas pays employees $176,810 in back wages after violations at four Hawaii airports

https://www.khon2.com/local-news/securitas-pays-employees-176810-in-back-wages-after-violations-at-four-hawaii-airports/amp/

Iowa caregivers face low wages but high coronavirus risk

https://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/health/iowa-caregivers-face-low-wages-but-high-coronavirus-risk-20200810?template=amphtml

Department of Labor orders furniture store to pay worker back wages over COVID-19

https://www.wsbtv.com/news/georgia/department-labor-orders-furniture-store-pay-worker-back-wages-over-covid-19/4R6I7DMBGVGJHANHDCBSJGUSPQ/?outputType=amp

Low-wage workers face retaliation for COVID-19 safety demands

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/nation/coronavirus/2020/08/16/worker-retaliation-covid-virus-safety-low-wage/113278738/

I Work for Half the Minimum Wage in a British Sweatshop

https://www.vice.com/amp/en_us/article/akzadz/i-work-for-half-the-minimum-wage-in-a-british-sweatshop

Bay County commissioner accused of wage theft from immigrant workers in Netflix documentary 

https://amp.newsherald.com/amp/3353627001

Louisiana sugarcane workers sue Lowry Farms for wage theft, breach of contract

https://thecounter.org/farmworkers-sue-arkansas-based-lowry-farms-wage-theft-breach-of-contract/amp/

Salary advance schemes: lockdown lifesavers or a trap into debt?

https://amp.theguardian.com/money/2020/aug/16/salary-advance-schemes-lockdown-lifesavers-or-a-trap-into-debt

Upset over not getting a salary hike, man stages robbery to take revenge from employer

https://m.hindustantimes.com/india-news/upset-over-not-getting-a-salary-hike-man-stages-robbery-to-take-revenge-from-employer/story-OMGyK6w4mHLitj6d3sXAbM_amp.html

McDuffie County woman arrested for computer theft after doubling her salary at local medical office, police say

https://www.wfxg.com/story/42493481/augusta-woman-arrested-for-computer-theft-after-doubling-her-salary-at-local-medical-office-police-say

Should Salaries Increase Because Everyone Is Working From Home?

https://www.forbes.com/sites/nathanpeart/2020/08/14/should-salaries-increase-because-everyone-is-working-from-home/amp/

Reader urges cutting salaries in Congress to fund postal service 

https://kdhnews.com/opinion/letters/reader-urges-cutting-salaries-in-congress-to-fund-postal-service/article_6150ea38-df3c-11ea-b98a-cb832a7bfda2.html

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Episode Nine (08/09/20) References:

Blizzard Workers Share Salaries in Revolt Over Pay

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-03/blizzard-workers-share-salaries-in-revolt-over-wage-disparities

NCAA asks Supreme Court for emergency action in athlete compensation case 

https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/06/politics/ncaa-supreme-court-emergency-action-athlete-compensation/index.html

Navy Families Seek Compensation for Extra Time Apart During Coronavirus Pandemic

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/08/06/navy-families-seek-compensation-extra-time-apart-during-coronavirus-pandemic.html

Labor Commissioner’s Wage Theft Lawsuits against Uber & Lyft

https://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/Lawsuits-Uber-Lyft.html

https://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/Lawsuit-UL/Ltr-Wage-Claimants-Ube-Lyft-852020.pdf

Bernie Sanders wants to tax Bezos, Musk, Zuckerberg's 'outrageous pandemic wealth accumulation'

https://www.foxbusiness.com/business-leaders/bernie-sanders-tax-bezos-musk-zuckerbergs-pandemic-wealth

Why Hourly Wages Can Make You Unhappy 

https://www.wsj.com/amp/articles/why-hourly-wages-can-make-you-unhappy-11596221099

The New Stimulus Is The Right Time For Streaming Wages

https://www.forbes.com/sites/nikmilanovic/2020/07/28/streaming-wages/#534212416202

California's undocumented food workers face grim dilemma: health or wages 

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/california-s-undocumented-food-workers-face-grim-dilemma-health-or-n1236038

Growing Wage Inequality Is Caused by Growing Skill Inequality

https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/08/growing-wage-inequality-is-caused-by-growing-skill-inequality/ 

When Will the Latest Coronavirus Unemployment Benefits Start? What We Know 

https://www.wsj.com/articles/when-will-the-latest-coronavirus-unemployment-benefits-start-what-we-know-11597164200

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Episode Eight (08/02/20) References:

GOP Stimulus Bill Criticized for Denying Hazard Pay to Essential Workers

https://www.newsweek.com/gop-stimulus-bill-criticized-denying-hazard-pay-essential-workers-1521026?amp=1

It’s Time for Companies to Pay Employees On-Demand

https://hbr.org/sponsored/2020/07/its-time-for-companies-to-pay-employees-on-demand

CPS Agreed To Pay School Police Officers’ Full Salary And Pensions — Up To $150,000 Per Year

https://blockclubchicago.org/2020/07/31/chicago-schools-agreed-to-pay-school-police-officers-full-salary-and-pensions-thats-now-under-review/

Mnuchin on $600 unemployment benefit: We can't be 'paying people more to stay home'

https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/510172-mnuchin-on-600-unemployment-benefit-we-cant-be-paying-people-more?amp

LA City Council Proposals Would Pay COVID-Positive Angelenos To Self-Quarantine

https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2020/07/29/la-los-angeles-covid-city-council-positive-test-pay/amp/

Tennessee senator stole $600K to pay for her wedding — then cover her divorce

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/29/us/katrina-robinson-embezzlement-fraud.html

NBA star Jrue Holiday to donate $5 million of salary to the Black business community

https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2020-08-01/jrue-holiday-nba-salary-black-business-community

Kyrie Irving commits $1.5 million to help cover the salaries of WNBA players sitting out this season

https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2020/07/27/kyrie-irving-donates-1point5-million-to-wnba-players-sitting-out-this-season.html

AFL-CIO says companies juiced CEO pay with stocks as COVID-19 hit

https://thehill.com/policy/finance/509564-afl-cio-says-companies-juiced-ceo-pay-with-stocks-as-covid-19-hit?amp

Caesars execs to get pay raises as thousands furloughed or laid off

https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/caesars-execs-to-get-pay-raises-as-thousands-furloughed-or-laid-off-2085672/amp/

Why Texas Is In Trouble—78,064 Public Employees With $100,000+ Paychecks Cost Taxpayers $12 Billion

https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamandrzejewski/2020/07/29/why-texas-is-in-trouble-78064-public-employees-with-100000-paychecks-cost-taxpayers-12-billion/amp/

How to figure out your market value during a recession so you can negotiate the salary you deserve after landing a dream job

https://markets.businessinsider.com/index/s&p_500

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Episode Seven (07/27/20) References:

http://english.www.gov.cn/news/topnews/202007/23/content_WS5f18e1f3c6d029c1c2636822.html

https://www.fox13now.com/rebound/hiring-during-coronavirus/getting-back-to-work-free-headshots-today-to-help-job-seekers-land-a-job

https://www.courant.com/coronavirus/hc-news-coronavirus-workers-comp-20200724-ijre5z2zwff33oqcmblbbxz5se-story.html

https://www.benefitspro.com/2020/07/21/what-benefits-are-most-important-to-employees-that-depends-on-their-salary/

https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-second-coronavirus-stimulus-check-updates-20200723-7qwftknaabcc5dwgntfryg7koe-story.html#nt=oft-Double%20Chain~Flex%20Feature~top-news-chain-2~stimulus-thu-330p~~1~yes-art~curated~curatedpage

https://www.cbs17.com/news/investigators/thousands-of-suspected-unemployment-fraud-cases-in-nc-as-500000-are-without-a-job/

http://inthesetimes.com/working/entry/22661/trump-farm-worker-labor-h-2a-visa-wages-abusive-conditions

https://www.papermag.com/mykki-blanco-teyana-taylor-2646441015.html?rebelltitem=1#rebelltitem1

https://hbr.org/2020/07/its-time-for-u-s-business-leaders-to-talk-about-reparations

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Episode Six (07/19/20) References:

Minimum wage workers cannot afford rent in any U.S. state

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/14/minimum-wage-workers-cannot-afford-rent-in-any-us-state.html

https://reports.nlihc.org/sites/default/files/oor/OOR_BOOK_2020.pdf

Helping Ultrawealthy Clients Maximize the Benefits of Employee Stock Plans

https://www.barrons.com/articles/2020-top-women-financial-advisors-ranking-an-interview-with-ubs-leslie-lauer-51595025001?mod=hp_ADVISOR

Chicago fast-food and other service workers to walk off the job Monday as part of ‘Strike for Black Lives'

https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-chicago-strike-for-black-lives-20200717-xiukh2bzqfgzfoibo3la6h4nnu-story.html

Greatest Increase Ever in U.S. Wages Is Actually Horrible News

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-07-17/greatest-increase-ever-in-u-s-wages-is-actually-horrible-news

America’s hidden economic crisis: Widespread wage cuts

https://www.politico.com/amp/news/2020/07/19/wage-cuts-economy-crisis-368508

ESPN: Most highest-paid college coaches avoid coronavirus salary cuts 

https://www.tampabay.com/news/health/2020/07/18/espn-most-highest-paid-college-coaches-avoid-coronavirus-salary-cuts/

Inside the fight for denied compensation for healthcare workers

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/inside-the-fight-for-denied-compensation-for-healthcare-workers

Workers at Target-owned Shipt strike over new algorithm-based compensation that they say will lower their pay 

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/target-owned-shipt-workers-strike-over-new-algorithm-based-compensation-that-they-say-will-lower-their-pay-11594842478

Opinion: Wage Theft is a Criminal Act. Treat it as Such

https://citylimits.org/2020/07/16/opinion-wage-theft-is-a-criminal-act-treat-it-as-such/

Ousted USC president received $7.7M payout in wake of sex-abuse, drug scandals

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2020/07/16/usc-president-salary-scandal-sexual-assault/5451355002/

With tips down, some restaurants have raised wages for servers. Will it last?

https://www.marketplace.org/2020/07/13/with-tips-down-some-restaurants-have-raised-wages-for-servers-will-it-last/amp/

Behind America's tear gas business boom: Low-wage workers and angry neighbors

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna1231729

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Episode Five (07/12/20) References:

Will Facebook’s salary-by-location move set precedent for tech?

https://www.ft.com/content/1c52a7a2-aa65-11ea-abfc-5d8dc4dd86f9

How the Economy Will Look After the Coronavirus Pandemic

https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/04/15/how-the-economy-will-look-after-the-coronavirus-pandemic/

Justices Uphold Expanded Religious Exemption to Contraceptive Mandate 

https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/legal-and-compliance/employment-law/pages/aca-religious-exemption-contraceptive-mandate.aspx

DeVos To Court: We’re Still Seizing Borrowers’ Wages, Violating The CARES Act

https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamminsky/2020/07/08/devos-to-court-were-still-seizing-borrowers-wages-violating-the-cares-act/#4598bcd89827

Lockdown heroes: will they ever get a raise?

https://www.ft.com/content/6c7b59ad-be4f-46b3-8386-072f106a1960

Japanese carmakers opt to triple Mexican pay rather than move to US 

https://www.ft.com/content/7edbf172-9dab-4957-b8f0-2467e9d261ae

Pandemic speeds largest test yet of universal basic income

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-01993-3

Now is the time for employers to invest in caregiver benefits 

https://www.benefitnews.com/news/now-is-the-time-for-employers-to-invest-in-caregiver-benefits

Detroit FCA workers call on workers at GM, Ford and other companies to set up rank-and-file safety committees

https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/07/07/auto-j07.html

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Episode Four (07/05/20) References:

State wants to buy more sewing machines to increase mask production by inmates

https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/coronavirus/state-wants-to-buy-more-sewing-machines-to-increase-mask-production-by-inmates/article_06153068-b57d-11ea-9d48-df09333a95f2.html

How the American Worker Got Fleeced

https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2020-the-fleecing-of-the-american-worker/

The Wages of Reopening

https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-wages-of-reopening-11593731105

Starbucks offers mental health training for store managers

https://www.restaurantdive.com/news/starbucks-offers-mental-health-training-for-store-managers/580626/

SCOTUS will not weigh in on salary history's role in setting compensation 

https://www.hrdive.com/news/scotus-will-not-weigh-in-on-salary-historys-role-in-setting-compensation/580995/

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Salary history bans A running list of states and localities that have outlawed pay history questions

https://www.hrdive.com/news/salary-history-ban-states-list/516662/#:~:text=State%2Dwide,-Effective%20date%3A%20June&text=Michigan%20has%20prohibited%20salary%20history,or%20during%20the%20interview%20process.

Pay parity: What is it and how does an employer get there? 

https://www.hrdive.com/news/pay-parity-what-is-it-and-how-does-an-employer-get-there/580504/

The federal government extended the Paycheck Protection Program after $130 billion out of $660 billion went uncollected. Here's what new applicants need to know.

https://www.businessinsider.com/paycheck-protection-program-extended-what-owners-need-to-know-2020-7

Gig Workers Are Here to Stay. It’s Time to Give Them Benefits.

https://hbr.org/2020/07/gig-workers-are-here-to-stay-its-time-to-give-them-benefits?ab=hero-subleft-1

For migrant farmworkers, coronavirus adds new burdens 

https://www.csmonitor.com/Business/2020/0626/For-migrant-farmworkers-coronavirus-adds-new-burdens

European Workers Draw Paychecks. American Workers Scrounge for Food.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/03/business/economy/europe-us-jobless-coronavirus.html