23 February 2006 20:00
South Dakota: Gov. urges lawmakers to raise minimum wage
PIERRE — In his first major election-year address, Gov. Mike Rounds told state lawmakers Tuesday that South Dakota should raise the minimum wage and get tougher on methamphetamine manufacturers and sex offenders. Acknowledging that a balance would ha
Kentucky: Minimum wage bill's fate iffy
Covington Car Wash employee Jerry Leopold says he could rent an apartment instead of staying in a friend's basement if Kentucky lawmakers raised the minimum wage from $5.15 an hour to $6.50. "Oh, yes, I would love that," said Leopold, 50. But Leopol
Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas | Business
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., responding to criticism that it has failed to provide adequate health benefits, said today it will expand coverage for workers and open more than 50 health clinics in its stores.
23 February 2006 17:00
New Jersey: Senators look at forcing employee health insurance | Asbury Park Press Online
Posted by the Asbury Park Press on 02/7/06 BY JONATHAN TAMARI GANNETT STATE BUREAU TRENTON — Saying some large companies such as Wal-Mart are shirking their responsibilities to provide health care to employees, state senators took up proposals Mond
Georgia: Health bill targets Wal-Mart | ajc.com
Despite long odds in the state Legislature, Georgia Democrats are following Maryland's lead in trying to force Wal-Mart to pay more for employee health care. Lawmakers filed legislation Monday that would require all companies with 10,000 or more worker
Kansas: Wal-Mart health care bill garners little support | LJWorld.com
Bill Number: HB 2579
23 February 2006 16:00
Colorado: Health Bill Takes Aim at Wal-Mart
A bill that would force large Colorado employers to pay 11 percent of wages toward health care costs was introduced in the legislature Wednesday. A day earlier, a coalition of mega- retailers sued the state of Maryland over a look-alike law that passed la
Bill mimics Maryland mandate -- Page 1 -- TimesUnion.com
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.
California | 02/10/2006 | Worker health care bill eyed
SACRAMENTO - State Sen. Carole Migden plans to introduce legislation soon to force large companies such as Wal-Mart to pay more for their employees' health care costs, something that more than two dozen other states also are contemplating. Migden's bil
The Seattle Times: Local News: Wal-Mart bill likely dead; unions upset with Chopp
OLYMPIA — A controversial bill aimed at forcing Wal-Mart to spend more on employee health-care benefits appears dead. Despite a deluge of pressure from labor unions — and even some guarded last-minute support from one of the nation's largest grocery c
Push is on for ‘Fair Share’ Health Care in Washington State - The NewStandard
Feb. 14 – Facing a staggering cost shift from the world’s largest retailer, Washington is poised to become the second state in the country to mandate that large employers provide workers with health insurance or face penalties...
Michigan: Shifting health insurance expense
Michigan could save $100 million a year if it adopted a law similar to one Maryland passed earlier this month that forces Wal-Mart to pay more for its employee health care, proponents of that legislation said.
Retailers File Suits Against 'Fair Share' Mandates in Md., N.Y. Courts
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
Florida Proposal Modeled After Maryland 'Wal-Mart Law' Introduced
Florida state Sen. Skip Campbell (D) on Tuesday proposed a bill modeled on Maryland's law that requires large employers to spend a certain amount of payroll on health care, the Miami Herald reports. Under the Florida proposal, which is backed by the state
Facing South: New Fed Reserve Chair: Higher minimum wage OK
Building on the successful 2004 ballot initiative in Florida, advocates for workers are pushing to pass minimum wages increases across the country, including here in North Carolina. 17 states have already boosted their state minimum pay above the federal
Missouri lawmakers bring up idea of raising minimum wage
Sunday, February 5, 2006 Colette LeFebvre Missouri lawmakers have proposed a bill that would, if enacted, raise the state's minimum wage from $5.15 to $5.70 per hour, and it doesn't end there. The proposal by state lawmakers would raise the minumum wa
Michigan: Unions have business over barrel on minimum wage
February 22, 2006 Still getting by on $5.15 an hour? You won’t be for much longer. State Democrats and the labor unions are corralling an obstinate business community into making a decision they’ll be forced to live with for years to come: Do y
New York: FAIR SHARE HEALTH CARE vs. WAL-MART :: ILCA Online :: Making Labor Media a Force to Be Reckoned With
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
Alaska: Democrat demands Wal-Mart pay fair share of health-care costs
JUNEAU--An Anchorage Democrat is pursing legislation forcing Wal-Mart to pay more for its employee health care. The bill by Rep. Eric Croft requires employers with more than 2,000 workers to spend at least 8 percent of their payroll on employee health
Capitol Weekly: Ballot initiative would boost minimum wage while reducing overtime
Thomas Hiltachk filed the "Fair Pay Workplace Flexibility Act of 2006" with the Attorney General on Feb. 10. If it makes it to the ballot and is passed by voters, it would lift the state's minimum wage from the current $6.75 to $7.25 on July 1, 2007, a
Gregoire pledges a revised "Fair Share" bill next year
Gov. Chris Gregoire pledged Thursday to pass a "perfected" bill next year mandating health care coverage by large employers, just days after a version aimed squarely at Wal-Mart died at the Legislature. Speaking at a meeting of organized labor groups,
23 February 2006 15:00
St. Paul Pioneer Press | 02/17/2006 | Squaring off over health
Powerful retail industry will sue to block minimum spending levels for health insurance in Minnesota BY JULIE FORSTER Pioneer Press Don't look for Minnesota to adopt a Maryland-style law imposing minimum spending levels for health insurance this legi
