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Hobby Lobby bucks trend, gives employees another raise
HOLLAND — In a tough economy that has forced many employers to cut workers’ wages, Hobby Lobby continues to buck a trend. For the second time in a year, the chain of craft and decor stores handed out raises to more than 9,600 of its employees Thursday. The retailer is raising its minimum wage from […]
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More Georgia state employees seeking retirement
By Walter Jones ATLANTA – There’s been more than a 10 percent increase in the number of state workers retiring this year, and about a 20 percent jump in those seeking information about retirement, according to figures from the State Retirement System of Georgia. “I don’t think state government is a pleasant place to work […]
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Inaccuracies in Numbers of New Jobs Created
Two more Census workers blow the whistle by John Crudele You know the old saying: “Everyone loves a charade.” Well, it seems that the Census Bureau may be playing games. Last week, one of the millions of workers hired by Census 2010 to parade around the country counting Americans blew the whistle on some statistical tricks. The worker, Naomi […]
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