$15 minimum wage advocate from Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund admits job losses likely
Kahler suggested that if Vermont’s small business owners were just smarter and worked harder they could afford the proposed massive increase in wages.
Independent contractors yet to take advantage of new LLC option for working in Vermont
A recent state Supreme Court decision lets independent contractors register as limited liability corporations and forego the requirement of unemployment insurance, but so far the ruling has had little impact on the number of contractors applying for LLC status in Vermont.
Former Vermont AFL-CIO leader: ‘I support right-to-work’
If the former president of the AFL-CIO and AFT Vermont can learn, perhaps there is hope for Vermont politicians.
Trump restores work requirements for welfare gutted by Obama
President Donald Trump on Wednesday reversed an Obama administration policy that undermined one of the most successful domestic policy reforms in the last half-century.
Environmentally concerned neighbors oppose commercial hop farm in Charlotte
Neighbors abutting a hop farm under construction in Charlotte are opposing the landowner who is developing part of a 59-acre tract to capitalize on the microbrew craze in Vermont.
$15 minimum wage summer study committee opens can of worms in Vermont
If some legislators get their way, Vermont will adopt a $15 minimum wage as soon as Jan. 1, 2019.
$15 minimum wage would wreak havoc on one of America’s richest counties
The market equilibrium minimum wage — which allows employers to attract workers — is about $11 per hour. The proposed $15 minimum marks a 30 percent increase in what is many employers’ biggest expense.
Strong jobs report for July gives Trump momentum for tax reform
Since Trump’s inauguration, we have averaged nearly 184,000 new jobs per month, but that is without major substantive reforms like repealing Obamacare or tax cuts. Instead, gains have likely come from reductions in harmful regulations that make it easier to run businesses in the U.S.
Lawmakers seek overhaul of Endangered Species Act to ease harm to farmers
Lawmakers are leading an effort to do away with endangered species regulations that they say hurt farmers and ranchers without benefiting the targeted wildlife.
DHS data reveals hidden work permits for millions of migrants
The Department of Homeland Security released a trove of immigration data Monday showing that the U.S. government gives work permits to millions of migrants not usually counted in annual legal immigration totals.
Emails: Seattle mayor’s office manipulated a minimum wage study for political benefit
The Berkeley study’s findings contradicted those of a then forthcoming University of Washington (UW) study, which found that Seattle’s increased minimum wage had cost low-skill workers $179 per month and hurt employment numbers.
Unemployment insurance rates drop, definition of ‘contractor’ remains hazy
The Vermont Department of Labor announced that the state unemployment insurance tax will be lower for upcoming filings. The change is unlikely to satisfy employers who are forced to cover independent contractors as well as employees.