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13 hours ago ago from Doug Keller
With the looming possibility of the passage of Cap and Trade, Government-run Health Care, and the expiration of the Bush tax cuts (all will create the effect of a tax increase), we should be prepared for a double dip recession. Add to this, Congress appears to be pushing to raise the national debt ceiling by as much as 1.8 TRILLION before year’s end and you have the recipe for some 1970’s Carteresque “Stagflation”. As I recall, one answer ...
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8 hours ago ago from Labor Law Center Blog
The Oregon minimum wage will remain at $8.40 in 2010, according to Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian . The Commissioner recently announced that due to a decline of 1.48% in the cost of living, the state minimum wage would be unchanged. This is the first time since 2002 that the Oregon minimum wage will not have an annual cost-of-living increase . “Under the circumstances, a steady minimum wage is good for Oregon’s ...
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11:14:50 : Just got a big ol' lung full of nail varnish remover. Not nice. 11:47:15 : They've knocked an hour off my shift! I don't know whether to be happy that I'll be home early or sad that I'm 1 hour @ minimum wage down! 12:08:40 : Not quite bulletproof, it seems. 12:37:19 : I think I *need* to get wasted. Tequila this weekend please @deehateskarly, @missroo, @fishandsteak? PLEASE! 12:49:33 : Not many squizzles left in the garden ...
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3 hours ago ago from Guate Living
My recent adventures with Maid #4 led me to a long conversation with my attorney about how these things are supposed to be handled. I may have mentioned this in some other posts but it warrants being covered again. First, I learned that there is a minimum wage in Guatemala, but it's not what anyone else told me. The minimum wage here is 1,000Q per month. It does not matter whether your employee works 1 hour a month or 8 hours a day, ...
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