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A Perk the Boss Can't Afford
… groups, has backing from a veto-proof majority in the City Council . But Speaker Christine Quinn has blocked a vote ..... advantage in hiring, he finds it "repugnant that the City Council is going to dictate how I run my business." "Doing …
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N.Y. City Council Pushes for Mandatory Paid Sick Days
Some 30 New York City Council members, led by Gale Brewer, plan to introduce a bill Thursday ..... with the mandate, especially during tough economic times. â The City Council has been trying to ease regulations for small businesses,â said one …
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Powerful Union Signs on to Living-Wage Bill in New York City
Days before the City Council 's living-wage bill will return ..... Healthcare Workers East have told City Council Speaker Christine Quinn that the bill ..... wage jobs. Now is the time for the City Council to do the right thing and help struggling …
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Bloomberg Outlines Ambitious 2012 Agenda
… a battle to require employers at the site to pay a living wage. While Bloomberg opposes a living-wage bill in the City Council , he did acknowledge the growing concern over income inequality and the struggle for people to pay for the basics. He …
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San Diego Public Employee Pension System Reform Going to Popular Vote in 2012
… than 30 years. With its qualification certified by the city clerk's office on Nov. 9, the initiative passes to the city council for final ballot approval. Matt Dunning writes for Business Insurance , a sister publication of Workforce Management …
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New York City-Area Chambers of Commerce Unite Against Sick-Days Bill
… fight a billâ supported by an overwhelming majority of City Council membersâ that would compel employers to provide their ..... hiring plans or lay off workers. â Itâ s as if the City Council doesnâ t understand that we are trying to survive the …
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New York City Business Groups Ill Over Paid Sick Days
Opposition is slowly building among groups worried that a New York City Council bill requiring companies to provide employees with as many as nine paid sick days per year would place a burden on small businesses …
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Unions No Chicago-Like Wal-Mart Deal for New York
… zoning committee vote in the Chicago City Council . Wal-Mart would not confirm the ..... business. At the Wednesday rally, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn said that Wal ..... Mart could bypass the unions and City Council altogether in New York. Theyâ re …
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Bill Proposes Wage Floor on New York City Projects
… spread citywide: A bill to be introduced in the New York City Council on Tuesday, May 25, would mandate wages of at least ..... any indicationâ elected leaders in the Bronx and the City Council ultimately squashed a project that would have yielded …
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Chambers in New York Target Living Wage Bill
… wage. Plans are in the works to request meetings with City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, who has yet to take a position ..... expected to be released in the next few weeks, before the City Council holds a hearing on the bill in April. In addition to …
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Living Wage Opponents in N.Y. Ready to Tell Their Side
… of the measure. But that is about to change. With a City Council hearing on the bill set for May 12, and officials from ..... Expansion to Support Health, or FRESH, program, which the City Council , industry and labor designed to bring grocery stores …
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Employers Turn to Lobbyists to Navigate Benefits Policy Issues
… companies. Under such legislation, an employer would have to meet minimum coverage standards set by a legislature, city council or another local government body. “This is the first big employer coalition formed in health care, and it was formed …
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New York Council Speaker Opposes Mandatory Paid Sick Days
… that passage of a bill mandating paid sick days could have a crushing effect on small businesses in a down economy, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn said Oct. 14 that she is opposed to the legislation. Quinnâ s long-awaited decision means …
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Living Wage Backers Storm City Hall in New York
… job growth. The City Hall Park rally, attended by several hundred people, including dozens of pastors, preceded a City Council hearing on the bill that was expected to last late into the afternoon. Protestors carried signs pressing for a â living …
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Study Finds Almost Half of New York City’s Workers Lack Sick Leave
… survey comes as a bill that would compel employers to provide workers with paid sick days wends its way through the City Council . Under the measure, employers with 10 or more workers would have to provide nine paid sick days, while companies with …
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Clocking CityTime, the Craziest Contract Ever
… monitored CityTime’s progress and discussed its delays. Liu is following up on concerns raised during his tenure on the City Council contracts committee that SAIC and its contractors were paid rates labeled exorbitant by at least one council member …
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Chicago Big-Box Law Rejected; Proponents Look to Election
… retailers and had his veto upheld by the largely Democratic City Council in early September, it marked a victory for businesses ..... Now they have their sights set on February, when the City Council and Daley are up for re-election. Daley, whose administration …
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2006 Optimas Awards Winners
… department, a charge that included the hiring of 255 fire personnel. The partners included Scottsdale’s citizenry, the City Council , personnel from neighboring municipal fire departments, the local union and the firefighter candidates themselves …
