As incoming premier Kathleen Wynne takes office, here are 5 priorities for action on good jobs: Increase the minimum wage Target employers that violate employment standards Ensure adequate resources for proactive enforcement of employment standards Update the ESA to create good jobs Equal protections for temporary foreign workers. In today’s Toronto Star Martin Regg… contine reading
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Chicago passes tough wage theft law
Last Thursday, Chicago passed a new wage theft law that gives the city the power to revoke the business licenses of companies convicted of wage theft. While many US states have recently passed tough wage theft laws, Chicago is now the largest city in the US that has this kind of enforcement power. A local… contine reading