New Jersey has the chance to follow the lead of other states to turn existing temp jobs into good-paying, permanent living wage jobs with stability, respect, and benefits.
This fact sheet outlines some of the primary reasons why the proposed rule poses a grave threat to our country’s tens of thousands of meatpacking workers.
California recently enacted a new “ban the box” law that took effect January 1st and extended fair chance hiring to nearly all public and private employers in the state.
On February 27, 2018, Laura Huizar testified before the Maryland Economic Matters Committee in support of HB 664, which would raise Maryland’s minimum wage to $15.