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Self-care: You have only yourself to blame
June 8, 2021For the overworked, overstressed, underpaid, and underinsured among us, “self-care” has become the trendy answer for how to improve life and get the most possible “wellness” out of it.
Read moreWage theft enforcement against corporate thieves on the rise
May 20, 2021Wage theft, especially from low-wage workers of color, is much more pervasive than people realize—and, increasingly, local District Attorneys and state Attorneys General are stepping up enforcement.
Read moreBosses and Republicans use fake ‘labor shortage’ to cut unemployment benefits
May 12, 2021It’s not that people don’t want to work—it’s that they don’t want to work for so little.
Read moreCompanies are stealing billions from workers—and getting away with it
May 4, 2021Some companies do a cost-benefit analysis and realize it’s cheaper to violate the law than pay their workers.
Read moreCongress tackles payday lenders after SCOTUS lets them off the hook
April 29, 2021Lawmakers aim to reverse the Supreme Court victory for sleazy businesses by changing the underlying law regulating them.
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