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MI to Weigh Ban on Stock Buybacks for Companies Receiving Tax Breaks Michigan Sen. Mallory McMorrow (D) introduced a bill ( SB 783 ) that would prohibit publicly traded companies receiving economic incentives...
VA House Passes Paid Sick Leave Bill Virginia’s House of Delegates approved a bill ( HB 5 ) that would expand the state’s current paid sick leave law, which applies only to a small segment...
VA Lawmakers Okay Prescription Drug Affordability Board Virginia lawmakers have passed legislation ( SB 271 / HB 483 ) that would create a prescription drug affordability board to review drug prices...
Geolocation data has become a new frontier in privacy protection. This year, Virginia could join Maryland and Oregon as the first states to prohibit the sale of information that provides the precise...
Insurance Bill Raises Concerns in FL A fast-moving bill ( SB 1028 ) in Florida, sponsored by Sen. Joe Gruters (R), chairman of the Senate’s Banking and Insurance Committee, would require Citizens...
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The union that represents over 300,000 UPS workers ratified a new labor agreement last week, preventing a strike that might have crippled the U.S. economy. The International Brotherhood of Teamsters said the contract will increase the wages of current workers by at least $7.50 per hour, increase the minimum pay for part-time employees from less than $17 per hour to $21 per hour, and raise the maximum rate for full-time delivery drivers to an average of about $49. (NEW YORK TIMES)
With Hollywood virtually shut down by actor and screenwriter strikes, California lawmakers are considering a bill (SB 799) that would make striking workers eligible to receive unemployment benefits. The measure could give workers in the state more incentive to go on strike and more flexibility to extend a walkout. (NEW YORK TIMES, STATE NET)
—Compiled by SNCJ Managing Editor KOREY CLARK
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