May 18, 2016
After much anticipation and speculation, the Labor Department released an update today to the rules that govern who is protected by the overtime pay provisions in the Fair Labor Standards Act. This long overdue change will significantly increase the number of people who are able to earn a fair return… Read More»
Tags: Department of Labor, Dollar General, Economic Policy Institute, Fix overtime, FLSA, Overtime, Secretary of Labor, Tom Perez
February 18, 2016
On February 12, 750 Jobs With Justice leaders, activists and allies converged on Washington, D.C., for the 2016 Jobs With Justice National Conference. Conference attendees, who came from across the country and as far as Bangladesh, Cambodia, France, India and Indonesia, spent two days learning from each other, strategizing for… Read More»
Tags: Black Lives Matter, fair scheduling, Living wages, national conference, Protest, Secretary of Labor, twitter