Tag: Sean Higgins

"We provide suggestive evidence that higher minimum wage increases overall exit rates among restaurants, where a $1 increase in the minimum wage leads to approximately a 4 to 10 percent increase in the likelihood of exit," the report said. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Hike in minimum wage prompts more closings of San Francisco restaurants

Sean Higgins · April 17, 2017 4:55 pm

Unions fear nine-member court could side against them on dues for public-sector workers. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Gorsuch will tip Supreme Court on key labor issue, liberals fear

Sean Higgins · April 17, 2017 4:01 am

The agency officially says that China and other trading partners will not be labeled currency manipulators. (Uwe Anspach/dpa via AP)

Treasury: No currency manipulation by trading partners

Sean Higgins · April 14, 2017 9:17 pm

Healthcare workers union said it will "advise and represent members and their relatives at risk of deportation." (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Union declares itself ‘sanctuary’ for immigrants

Sean Higgins · April 14, 2017 8:48 pm

The U.S. can "no longer afford to be ignorant or naive" in the global marketplace, commerce chief says. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Commerce’s Ross on trade: ‘The games are over’

Sean Higgins · April 13, 2017 10:31 pm

Labor Dept. rule allowed local governments to create employee retirement plans for private-sector workers. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Trump rolls back Obama savings rule for cities and counties

Sean Higgins · April 13, 2017 7:24 pm

AFL-CIO's director of legislative policy slammed President Trump's effort to repeal Obamacare and placing Judge Neil Gorsuch on the Supreme Court. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

AFL-CIO gives thumbs down on Congress

Sean Higgins · April 13, 2017 3:07 pm

Republican Sens. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, center, and Pat Roberts of Kansas called on the White House Wednesday to halt the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission's plan to significantly increase the amount of data businesses are required to report to the agency regarding their workforce. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate Republicans call on White House to scrap EEOC’s change on worker data

Sean Higgins · April 12, 2017 10:37 pm

DNC’s Perez: ‘I understand’ why you voted for Trump

DNC’s Perez: ‘I understand’ why you voted for Trump

Sean Higgins · April 12, 2017 9:03 pm

Trump said he would make an announcement about wages paid by contractors, but nobody knows what it could be.(AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Business, labor leaders puzzle over Trump contracting remark

Sean Higgins · April 12, 2017 5:47 pm

Long a staple of public broadcasting, Big Bird and the rest of the "Sesame Street" gang moved to HBO in 2015. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Public broadcasting advocates lose Big Bird in their budget battle

Sean Higgins · April 12, 2017 5:31 pm

Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney said the Trump administration will seek input from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle on how best to restructure and shrink the government workforce. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Mulvaney: Trump looking for input on how to cut the federal workforce

Sean Higgins · April 12, 2017 3:00 am