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Innovation sector job openings decreased in CA and increased in TX for Jan

California experienced a decrease of 4,200 innovation job openings from December 2014 to January 2015, a decrease of 18.09%. Texas experienced an increase of 1,345 innovation job openings from December 2014 to January 2015, […]

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Median housing prices fell for three largest Eagle Ford Shale MSAs in Jan

Median house prices for all three MSAs (metropolitan statistical areas) fell from December 2014 to January 2014. Image source: http://www.asemooni.com/news/economic-news/the-president-agreed-with-the-increase-in-housing

Posted by Matt Rigling | Job openings | Labor data | Uncategorized | Wage and hour cases

SHRM question of the day: What is the difference between a discretionary and non-discretionary bonus

  12/11/2012  From SHRM In order for a bonus to be considered discretionary, it should be at the sole discretion of the employer to award it, not an expectation by […]

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Studying labor market data for U.S. foreign born workers

Detailed data and the underlying micro data can be found at; http://www.census.gov/population/foreign/ Two sources of information are: Current Population Survey Data on the Foreign-Born Population Detailed tables on the foreign-born […]

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Big payday loans make economic sense

Bonuses for large loans are a current trend in payday loan lending circles. As discussed in this blog, larger payday loans have a lower default rate. Offering a bonus for […]

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Pennsylvania jury awards $62 Million to plaintiffs in wage and hour class action verdict based on damages calculations by plaintiffs’ economic experts

Braun v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.,  et.al.  2011 PA Super 121, decided June 10, 2011 Plaintiffs filed a class action lawsuit in 2003 action to recover unpaid wages they earned for […]

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