NBC News NOW: Minimum Wage will Rise in 21 States on January 1

The Minimum Wage will Rise in 21 States on January 1.

Washington Post: At least 5 GOP-led states offer jobless benefits to workers who refuse vaccines; others may follow

Record Number of Cities, States Will Increase Minimum Wages in 2022 

Star Tribune: Report: Amazon facilities in Minnesota have high rate of injuries, pay inequities

A new report by the National Employment Law Project and Awood Center urges investigations by state authorities.

CNBC: These 4 states pay unemployment benefits to unvaccinated workers who were fired

The governors of Florida, Iowa, Kansas and Tennessee signed laws in recent weeks that change eligibility rules for jobless benefits.

Report: Injury Rate at Minnesota Amazon Warehouses Is Four Times the Statewide Average for All Industries

New analysis from the National Employment Law Project reveals extreme worker injury rates, high turnover, racial pay inequities, and harmful surveillance.

The Washington Post: Credit scores are supposed to be race-neutral. That’s impossible.

Blacks must make extraordinary efforts to overcome the discrimination that is often hidden in financial policies or products that are supposed to be bias-free.

Business Insider: Conservative Republicans are threatening a government shutdown in 2 days to nix funding for Biden’s vaccine mandate — which isn’t even in effect yet

Congress is inching closer to a government shutdown in two days as conservative lawmakers threaten to oppose a short-term funding bill.

November Jobs Report: Despite Job Growth, Disparities Persist

CNBC: Quit a job? You likely can’t collect unemployment benefits

Americans are quitting their jobs in record numbers. However, they likely won’t qualify for unemployment benefits.