Why Is Panera Exempted From California's New Minimum Wage Law?
Probably because Greg Flynn, who operates 24 of the bakery cafes in California, is a longtime friend of Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Probably because Greg Flynn, who operates 24 of the bakery cafes in California, is a longtime friend of Gov. Gavin Newsom.
The difficulties some cities are experiencing arise because many migrants aren't allowed to work, and because of restrictions on construction of new housing.
Biden's economic policies gave us three years of excessive, wasteful, and poorly targeted federal spending.
It was integrated, it was unionized—and it was a company town.
Biden's economic policies gave us three years of excessive, wasteful, and poorly targeted federal spending.
Milei's swift action intended to transform Argentina's floundering economy provoked the country's biggest labor union to call tens of thousands to protest in Buenos Aires against his libertarian agenda.
"Why isn't there a toilet here? I just don't get it. Nobody does," one resident told The New York Times last week. "It's yet another example of the city that can't."
Plus: Deepfakes of Biden, complaints of Californians, filters for aircrafts, and more...
Self-employment in California fell by 10.5 percent and overall employment tumbled by 4.4 percent after A.B. 5's implementation.
When regulators block entrepreneurs, they take away a golden ticket.
That's bad news for Americans.
Biden undid Trump-era rules for independent contractors, but the new rule will likely last only until another Republican is elected president. This is no way to regulate an economy.
The president says the changes are needed to "avoid disaster."
Big government has been ruinous for millions of people. Charities aren't perfect, but they are much more efficient and effective.
The good news: Regulators have exercised unusual restraint.
The state can thank immigrants for much of its recent economic success, but now they're getting the cold shoulder.
President Joe Biden's support for the United Auto Workers might have harmed his push for a faster transition to electric vehicles.
The regulation is part of a suite of new restrictions on hotels sought by the local hotel workers union.
We're often told European countries are better off thanks to big-government policies. So why is the U.S. beating France in many important ways?
Bryn Green wants to start a sugaring business, but the state’s occupational licensing regime requires her to spend thousands on irrelevant training. Now she's suing.
American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten misses a pretty big reason why families are leaving traditional public schools.
A new joint employer rule from the NLRB threatens to fundamentally change the business relationship between a franchise and its parent company.
A plan to have the state take control of Maine's two private electric utility firms has divided the political left.
The world's largest union of pilots says this requirement is necessary for safety and not unduly burdensome, but its data are misleadingly cherry-picked.
The union wants you to throw your Barbie costume in the trash, scab.
Boosting minimum wages often increases unemployment and raises prices.
The president voiced support for the union's goals on the picket line but companies are already struggling to build fuel-efficient cars that Biden wants to prioritize.
Plus: Minimum wage laws, space exploration, that time when North Africa was less dysfunctional than California, and more...
Less than 1 percent of American workers are union members in manufacturing jobs. But you'd never know that by watching our politics.
International students want to stay in the U.S. after graduation. Most of them can't.
Plus: A listener asks whether younger generations are capable of passing reforms to entitlement spending.
Plus: IRS insanity, robocop photo ops, and more...
Federal and New York City officials recently adopted policy changes on migrant work permits and zoning reform similar to those advocated here (though probably not because I advocated them!)..
They come at a critical time, as labor shortages persist and cities struggle to provide for newcomers.
The big spending has fueled higher inflation, resulted in larger-than-projected deficits, and contributed to a record level of debt.
This measure will enable some 472,000 Venezuelans who arrived between 2021 and July 2023 to legally live and work in the US for up to 18 months.
"He said, you strike, you're fired. Simple concept to me. To the extent that we can use that once again, absolutely."
Labor actions largely respond to policies that cause widespread pain.
Stacy Davis Gates, the president of the Chicago Teachers Union, previously said school choice is for "racists."
Plus: Trump criticizes abortion bans, new TikTok trend asks how often men think about the Roman Empire, and more…
Our robo-worker future won't put an end to this annoying labor-policy debate.
Cities around the country are contemplating bans on drive-thrus and other new regulations.
Plus: A listener asks the editors to name America's unsung or undersung heroes.
Labor Day is the right time to remember that we can make workers vastly better off by empowering more of them to vote with their feet, both within countries and through international migration.
On September 5, the Keystone State is removing a big barrier to health care.
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