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Universal benefits will not reduce it in the post-pandemic workplace
The COVID-19 crisis has radically changed the way we work and altered the relationship between employers and employees. Workers now expect their employers to see them as individual human beings and provide them with benefits that…
Unemployment benefits do not create a labor shortage, they empower workers
As businesses began to reopen, we have been subjected to more and more bribes from business owners, especially service-oriented restaurants and similar workplaces, who insist that 'they are facing a labor shortage. The…
It’s not that people don’t want to work, it’s that work is broken – Next…
It's not that people don't want to work, it's that work is broken
Social media has been abuzz this week with restaurants and hotels claiming they…
Opinion: Congress should reject bogus ‘real lender’ rule
President Trump has pushed his administration to scrap the rules rather than pass them, and many of his regulators have taken this to heart - especially those who oversee the financial industry. The Office of the Comptroller of the…
A Trump rule paved the way for predatory lending. The window to invert it closes. – Mother…
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Let our journalists help you understand the noise: subscribe to Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of the news that matters.Days before the November 2020 election,…
Congress attacks payday lenders after SCOTUS frees them – people’s world
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, veteran Illinois Democrat, is leading the charge in Congress to correct the damage caused by a Supreme Court…
OCC’s “real lender” rule is a bad route to small dollar lending by banks
Research shows that payday loans and similar loans hurt the financial health of millions of Americans every year. The Pew Charitable Trusts have found that the average payday loan borrower has $ 375 in outstanding loans five months a…
Public bank bill puts state in its place – Orange County Register
California lawmakers have a ready-made solution for almost any problem, big or small: create a new government bureaucracy to administer a "historic" program. Yet after the establishment of the new agency, the state rarely feels inclined…
Judging in payday loan case, Supreme Court limits FTC’s ability to obtain restitution
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Judging in payday loan case, Supreme Court limits FTC's ability to obtain restitution
By Debra Cassens Weiss
April 23, 2021,…
David Y. Ige | AG News Release: Hawaii Attorney General Urges Congress To Rescind Proposal To Allow…
AG Press Release: Hawaii Attorney General Urges Congress To Rescind Proposal To Allow Predatory Lenders To Take Advantage Of Consumers
Posted on Apr 22, 2021 in Latest News, Newsroom
HONOLULU- Hawaii Attorney General Clare E. Connors…