April 2006
04.01.06 MD/NY: Super Stores Challenge Fair Share in Court
by aflciopolitical
Large retailers have come out swinging against the state legislation requiring employers to spend a minimum on health care insurance for workers or pay penalties to the state, saying they will take their challenge to the Supreme Court if necessary. The Re
04.03.06 Study: Minimum-wage hikes boost retail employment -- Newsday.com
by aflciopolitical
A new study has ratcheted up the debate over whether minimum-wage hikes cause job losses in New York State. According to the Fiscal Policy Institute, a research group in Albany, the state's minimum-wage increases have helped small businesses, not hur
March 2006
03.13.06 Legislative committee backs dollar hike in minimum wage
by aflciopolitical
An increase in the state's minimum wage may be on the way. A legislative committee backed a bill today that would increase the minimum wage by a dollar. The minimum wage now stands at six-dollars-and-seventy-five cents an hour. The bill endorsed b
GOP in Albany Prepares To Target Wal-Mart, Other Retailers in N.Y. - March 8, 2006 - The New York Sun - NY News
by aflciopolitical
March 8, 2006 ALBANY - Senate Republicans are considering legislation that would force hundreds of businesses, particularly retailers like Wal-Mart, to pay for health insurance for their employees.
NY legislators ride anti-Wal-Mart wave on employee health coverage - 2006-03-06
by aflciopolitical
New York is among some 30 states nationwide where labor union-backed legislation has surfaced to require large employers like Wal-Mart to pay for at least minimal health care coverage for employees...
February 2006
Bill mimics Maryland mandate -- Page 1 -- TimesUnion.com
by aflciopolitical
It's a one-house bill, which usually means the legislation is going nowhere. But A09534, introduced by a state assemblyman last month, is worth noting because of its striking resemblance to a controversial law approved Jan. 12 in Maryland.
Retailers File Suits Against 'Fair Share' Mandates in Md., N.Y. Courts
by aflciopolitical
February 8, 2006 A group of retailers has filed suits challenging laws in Maryland and New York that were enacted to pressure employers to spend a minimum amount oin employees' health benefits. Advertisement The Retail Industry Leaders Association claims
New York: FAIR SHARE HEALTH CARE vs. WAL-MART :: ILCA Online :: Making Labor Media a Force to Be Reckoned With
by aflciopolitical
NEW YORK (PAI) – Fresh off its win over Wal-Mart in Maryland, labor’s “Fair Share Health Care” campaign opened in New York in January, as Staate Sen. Diane Savino (D), a longtime AFSCME member, introduced legislation to mandate large firms pay the
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