Economy
(Español) Buscan elevar el salario mínimo en California, a 15 dólares por hora
(Español) La iniciativa propone aumentar el salario mínimo gradualmente, un poco cada año, hasta llegar a 15 dólares la hora en 2020.
(Español) Proponen la Ley Poder para los trabajadores inmigrantes en EU
(Español) “En ausencia de una reforma migratoria común, el Congreso debe considerar seriamente la POWER Act. Esta legislación sensata protegerá nuestra economía, crea un niveles de igualdad de condiciones para los empleadores, y promueve salarios justos y condiciones de trabajo para todos los trabajadores”: NILC.
Labor Trafficking. Also, Cheap Chicken, Cheap Labor.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5. PROGRAM # 7646 12:00 PM PT Labor Trafficking. The number of reported crimes of human trafficking in the US is growing at an alarming rate. A watchdog US organization that operates a national hotline to detect human trafficking and labor exploitation cases is calling attention to visa-sanctioned trafficking and is joining a […]
Latino Home Buying. Also, Common Core Tests: Confusion.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4. PROGRAM # 7645 12:00 PM PT Latino Home Buying. Homeownership rates among Latino households have been declining since the last recession. Many are still recovering from the housing crash and struggle to buy a home when they move. Why are Latinos less able to buy a home? An expert reports on the […]
The Retirement Savings Crisis.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28. PROGRAM # 7640 12:00 PM PT The Retirement Savings Crisis. Latinos are among the fastest growing group of seniors, most work for companies that do not have a retirement savings plan and are not saving enough for retirement. And this savings crisis is getting worse. What are the challenges? How to prepare […]
(Español) Contra empleadores mañosos, ya hay ley II
(Español) Estos trabajadores pudieron ganar el caso pero no pudieron recolectar ese dinero adeudado. “Porque en ese tiempo el señor se declaró en banca rota, y no había ni una herramienta legal con la que pudiéramos seguir luchando.
(Español) Nueva Ley pondría fin al robo de salarios I
(Español) “Aquí por ejemplo, en la ciudad de Los Ángeles más de mil millones de dólares de salarios son robados a los trabajadores, debido a que estas empresas no han querido pagar el tiempo extra, ni el salario mínimo”: Senador Kevin de León.
California Workers Celebrate Historic Wage Theft Law
Despite already existing laws that punish the crime, employers in the state are estimated to steal more than 1,200 million dollars every year from workers.
New Anti Wage-Theft Law.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15. PROGRAM # 7631 12:00 PM PT New Anti Wage-Theft Law. California Gov. Brown signed into law a historic wage theft bill that targets employers who steal wages from their workers. The new law, known as Fair Day’s Pay Act, gives state authorities more tools to crackdown on employers cited for wage theft […]
(Español) La propuesta SB 588, por fin una realidad, California a la vanguardia
(Español) Un estudio de 2013 del Centro Laboral de UCLA y de la National Employment Law Project encontró que sólo el 17% de los trabajadores que prevalecieron contra sus empleadores fueron capaces de recuperar cualquier pago retroactivo.
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