About a year ago, I signed into law an increase in the minimum wage for fast-food workers. The legislation created new protections for these hard-working people and gave them a greater voice in establishing workplace standards. That bill, which took effect on April 1, increased the minimum wage to $20 per hour for workers at fast-food chains with 60 or …
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The U.S. job market is booming, but only if you’re here illegally
Since Americans have started waking up to the reality of our country’s illegal immigration problem, politicians, activists and cable news pundits have tried to quell the masses with slogans like “Immigration makes us stronger,” and “Illegal immigration is a victimless crime.” While these Orwellian messages may have worked in the past, they are failing hard now as people contrast them …
Read More »My government job taught me amazing lessons. I wish Kamala Harris had learned them at McDonald’s
Vice President Kamala Harris claims she worked at McDonald’s as a teenager, but that job is missing from her early resumes and memoir. I sympathize with her since I also omitted from resumes my teenage summer job sloughing on the payroll of the Virginia Highway Department. But that job taught me more about the nature of government than any high …
Read More »Gen Z employees are taking more sick days than previous generations — here's why
Sick days have taken on a whole new meaning. As Generation Z employees enter the workforce, paid sick days — allotted by a majority of companies — are being used more than ever. Approximately 30% of employees took sick leave in the first 10 months of 2023 — up 42% from 2019, according to the HR platform Gusto, which is …
Read More »Want to succeed in life? Here are 9 proven ways to do it
In today’s ever-evolving landscape of career development, one thing has become abundantly clear: Success isn’t solely about the hours we put in; it’s about the mindset we bring to the table. Throughout my career journey as well as being a student of history, I’ve witnessed time and time again the transformative power of optimism in achieving professional milestones. It’s not …
Read More »You won’t believe who Gavin Newsom’s California is going after now…
Imagine wanting to crush independent contractors and small businesses so badly that you would go after your own supporters. In California, that scenario is becoming a reality as Gov. Gavin Newsom’s California Employment Development Department (EDD) is going after the state’s sacred cow – Hollywood! You may not be sympathetic to Californians or to Hollywood, but don’t let that take …
Read More »California and Texas top list of most dog attacks on US mail carriers in 2023
In honor of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) 2024 National Dog Bite Awareness Campaign, the organization released yearly numbers regarding dogs attacking postal workers. In 2023, there were over 5,800 cases involving dog attacks on postal workers, according to the USPS. This is up from more than 5,300 in 2022. GEORGIA POLICE SERGEANT TOUTS ‘AMAZING’ ABILITIES OF CANINE COMPANION IN …
Read More »First on Fox: Calls for State Department to abandon 'obsession' with DEI and 'depoliticize,' new report says
The State Department’s practices of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) hiring has led to potential inefficiencies in hiring and concerns about the quality of employees in the foreign service, according to a report from The Heritage Foundation. “Ideologically driven bureaucrats at the State Department are severely undermining U.S. diplomacy by artificially engineering equal outcomes in hiring and personnel decisions, through …
Read More »Nurses speak out: 'What I wish I'd known before entering the profession'
FIRST ON FOX: With nearly two-thirds of nurses in the United States experiencing burnout — including 69% of those under 25 years of age, according to the American Nurses Association — many in the industry are calling for change. A recent survey by AMN Healthcare, a health care workforce solutions company based in Texas, found that most nurses aren’t optimistic …
Read More »UN report urges action as Asia-Pacific faces economic slowdown and aging workforce
As economies in Asia and the Pacific slow and grow older, countries need to do more to ensure that workers get the education, training and social safety nets needed to raise incomes and ensure social equity, a United Nations report said Tuesday. The report by the International Labor Organization said that growth in productivity has slowed, hurting incomes and undermining …
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