Articles for Paid Time

L.A. fast-food workers may get a helping hand from City Council
5 months, 3 weeks ago

L.A. fast-food workers may get a helping hand from City Council

LA Times  

Fast-food workers have long complained of unstable schedules that make it difficult to plan their finances, child care, medical appointments and other obligations. The proposal, which Soto-Martinez plans to introduce as a motion Tuesday, seeks to expand the reach of the city’s Fair Work Week law — which requires that employers give retail workers their schedules in advance — to …

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Pizza Hut workers in L.A.’s Historic Filipinotown go on 3-day strike, alleging wage theft
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Pizza Hut workers in L.A.’s Historic Filipinotown go on 3-day strike, alleging wage theft

LA Times  

Anneisha Williams, third from right, Imelda, second from right, and Laura Posos, right, demonstrate during a three-day strike to protest alleged wage theft at a Pizza Hut in Los Angeles. At a Pizza Hut restaurant in Historic Filipinotown, west of downtown Los Angeles, a slip of paper was taped Wednesday to the glass storefront announcing “STORE CLOSED” and “EMPLOYEES ON …

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Blame pitiful vacation policies for work burnouts in America
1 year, 7 months ago

Blame pitiful vacation policies for work burnouts in America

Live Mint  

The US has a pitiful vacation policy: It’s the only country among 21 of the world’s richest nations to provide no minimum annual leave, according to the Center for Economic Policy and Research. And even though most US workers are given paid vacation time, close to half report taking less time off than allowed, according to a recent Pew Research …

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Large rail union rejects deal, renewing strike possibility
2 years, 2 months ago

Large rail union rejects deal, renewing strike possibility

Associated Press  

— The U.S.'s third largest railroad union rejected a deal with employers Monday, renewing the possibility of a strike that could cripple the economy. Union President Tony Cardwell said the railroads didn’t do enough to address the lack of paid time off — particularly sick time — and working conditions after the major railroads eliminated nearly one-third of their jobs …

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‘Quiet quitting’ is another way of saying you have healthy boundaries with your boss
2 years, 3 months ago

‘Quiet quitting’ is another way of saying you have healthy boundaries with your boss

The Independent  

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California workers have new COVID-19 sick pay benefits. Here’s how it works
2 years, 10 months ago

California workers have new COVID-19 sick pay benefits. Here’s how it works

LA Times  

Fanny Ortiz, a union organizer, raises her fist in a “drive-thru strike line” at a McDonald’s in Monterey Park on April 9, 2020. “We wouldn’t be here without them and I’m honored to be able to sign these pieces of legislation today.” The sick leave policy allows all workers at businesses of 26 or more employees to take paid time …

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California votes to require paid sick leave for virus cases
2 years, 10 months ago

California votes to require paid sick leave for virus cases

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — When Crystal Orozco got sick with the coronavirus last month, she missed nearly two weeks’ worth of her salary as a shift leader at a fast food restaurant and had to ask family members for a loan to help pay her rent. The tax cuts and other moves, including letting business owners deduct federal coronavirus grants from …

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Why it's so hard for US workers to ask for time off
3 years ago

Why it's so hard for US workers to ask for time off

BBC  

Why it's so hard for US workers to ask for time off Getty Images US workers want more holiday – yet they still don’t take all of their paid leave. It’s clear US workers do want more time off, however; a 2019 study showed one in three Americans would take a pay cut to get unlimited vacation days. A 2018 …

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Joe Biden to offer tax credits for COVID-19 vaccination paid time off
3 years, 8 months ago

Joe Biden to offer tax credits for COVID-19 vaccination paid time off

Live Mint  

President Joe Biden on Wednesday will announce tax credits to businesses that provide paid time off for some people to get COVID-19 shots as he seeks to get corporate America more involved in the vaccination campaign, officials said. Biden administration officials said the government plans to reimburse businesses for the cost of giving workers as many as 80 hours paid …

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More than 190 US firms urge Congress to pass paid family leave
3 years, 9 months ago

More than 190 US firms urge Congress to pass paid family leave

Al Jazeera  

A memo signed by more than 190 US companies including Eventbrite, Patagonia and Pinterest was sent to Congressional leaders on Tuesday urging them to pass a federal paid family and medical leave policy. More than 190 U.S. companies, including Eventbrite Inc., Patagonia Inc. and Pinterest Inc., are urging congressional leaders to pass a federal paid family and medical leave policy. …

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