Tag: new legislation
Illinois law will protect paid time off
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has signed a measure making Illinois the third state in the nation, and first in the Midwest, to mandate paid...
National Nurses United applauds legislation to grant VA nurses full collective...
Washington – National Nurses United (NNU) is applauding passage by the U.S. House of Representatives of a bill that would give Department of Veterans...
State law would require employers to pay workers for cancelling shifts...
Hartford, CT –Democratic lawmakers in Connecticut are hoping to pass legislation this session that would provide more schedule stability for hourly workers in the...
Missouri House Republican introduces legislation to delay minimum wage increase approved...
Jefferson City – Three years after Missouri voters approved a plan to gradually raise the minimum wage by 85 cents an hour until it...
Crowe initiative would lower property taxes for working families
Springfield, IL – Working families in Illinois could get some relief from hefty property tax burdens. State Senator Rachelle Crowe (D-Glen Carbon) has introduced...
Bill to save miners’ pensions, health care has powerful backers
Washington D.C. – Pensions and health care for thousands of retired mine workers could be saved by new legislation backed by both Democrats and...
Voter intimidation, suppression with false information would be illegal under new...
Legislation would prohibit and penalize intentionally spreading misinformation around voting rights, polling information
Washington – Aiming to combat efforts to intimidate or disenfranchise voters, U.S....