Minimum Wage

Joanne Trattoria, a West 68th Street restaurant being opened by Lady Gaga's parents and celebrity chef Art Smith next week, is expected to be the next hot thing, but a Long Island couple...

Mark Burrus is in his 50s and has a felony record, so he's not a great job candidate in the eyes of most employers. He's also a graduate of Second Helpings' culinary-training program,...

LOS ANGELES, Calif., Jan. 21, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- For professional news editors, publishers, and journalists who are seeking original news content, Send2Press - for the week ending January 20, 2012 - issued...

CLIFTON, N.J., Jan. 16, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- FastUpFront plans to make waves with its newest infographic: 2012 Presidential Candidates for Small Businesses. The infographic details the positions of the top 2012 presidential...

The Mexican government is hoping that the publicity surrounding the Mayan solar calendar will contribute to a banner year for the country's tourism industry. According to the calendar, the current year--ending on Dec....

MINNEAPOLIS -- Regis Corporation (NYSE:RGS), the global leader in the $160 billion hair care industry, today reported consolidated revenues decreased 2.0 percent in the second fiscal quarter of 2012 to $563 million, compared...

The following list describes new laws that have an impact on business and took effect Jan. 1, unless otherwise noted. * Credit Check AB 22 prohibits employers and prospective employers, not including certain...

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At age 58, Matthews knows how tough it is to find employment. Although the unemployment rate among workers 55 and older is relatively low at 6.4%, it takes those 45 years or older...

Charlie Black stands squinting into the afternoon sun. "Our biggest crop is the corn maze," he says. "Financially, the corn maze keeps us going" Behind him, buildings that once used to store onions...

In 2000, two manufacturers, Drew Greenblatt and Jim Griffith, faced an uncertain future. Greenblatt was an entrepreneur. Two years earlier, he had sold his security company and bought Marlin Steel Wire Products, the...

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] As CPAs gear up for tax season, they'll find the Form 1040 series for 2011 looking much the same as that of the previous year, but only because of Congress 11th-hour...

Here it is in one sentence: Unit costs can be reduced through customer-specific automation, it is not only in high-wage countries that this realization plays an increasingly important role. Rather, wage costs, quality,...

Workers at Providence Tarzana Medical Center Lose Guarantees Previously Secured with SEIU-UHW LOS ANGELES -- After a year-and-a-half of negotiations, workers who are represented by the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) at...

Byline: Bob Quick The Santa Fe Business Incubator is busy these days, with 20 clients and co-locators at the southwest-side nonprofit all intent on making their start-up businesses succeed. The woman running things...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Paychex, Inc., one of the nation's leading providers of payroll, human resource, and employee benefits solutions for small and medium-sized businesses, today released its top 12 in '12 list, containing...

The federal government's obstruction of business growth has gotten out of hand. A Dec. 19 Wall Street Journal article describes the challenge Monty Moran, the CEO of Chipotle Mexican Grill, faces after a...

A Locust Valley electric company pleaded guilty today to failing to pay six of its employees a total of $149,557 they were owned under the state-required minimum wage standards. Anker's Electric Service pleaded...