Target confirms permanent wage hike to 15 an hour
Target Corp. will raise starting hourly wages to 15 dollars from July 5, ahead of schedule, affecting about 275,000 workers. The move follows a March temporary 2 dollar bump and comes with a 200 dollar end of July bonus, part of nearly 1 billion more in annual labor investment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Target Corp
Target
Record Giving Surges Amid Pandemic Hope and Debate
The Giving USA report shows 2019 donations reaching nearly 450 billion dollars, a real increase driven by individuals. Foundations, corporations, and estates also contribute, with high optimism about 2020 despite recession fears. United Way reports a 900 million worldwide intake since mid March and a surge in online giving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
U.S
Giving USA
Bill Gates
Ford Foundation
Darren Walker
Foundation
Rick Dunham
Giving USA Foundation Board
Dunham
Dunham+Company
United Way
Love
Una O. Osili
Indiana University
Lilly Family School of Philanthropy
Twitter
Jack Dorsey
George Floyd
Osili
Minneapolis
GoFundMe
Black Lives Matter
Watchdog finds DEA oversight gaps in undercover money launderers
A 72 page inspector general report accuses the DEA of weak oversight and lax record keeping in undercover money laundering stings moving tens of millions annually. It notes no Congress reports since 2006 and cites prior criticism from Rep. Darrell Issa. The audit highlights limited transparency while the extent of DEA involvement in laundering remains unclear amid a $64 billion annual drug trafficking activity backdrop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
Inspector General
Jose Irizarry
Irizarry
U.S
Darrell Issa
House Oversight Committee
DEA
Justice Department
Congress
Bill may revise Amtrak policy
The $494 billion five year highway bill includes a measure to end Amtrak's arbitration clause that bars passengers from suing after crashes. House Democrat Peter DeFazio criticizes the policy as consumer unfriendly while Republicans warn arbitration limits attorney fees and court clogging. The bill marks up Wednesday as the most promising path to overturn the policy amid uncertain Senate prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Amtrak
House Transportation and Infrastructure
Peter A. DeFazio
D-Ore
Richard Anderson
Anderson
Sam Graves
R-Mo
Richard Blumenthal
D-Conn
Conor Lamb
D-Pa
Denny Heck
D-Wash
Blumenthal
Senate
Also Mentioned on This Page
New York
Lordstown
Ohio
General Motors
Youngstown
Business Journal
Brussels
Fiat Chrysler
Peugeot
European Union
European Commission
Margrethe Vestager
Vestager
Paris
Bashar Assad
France
Rifaat Assad
Assad
The
Associated Press
United Way of
King County
Ted S. Warren
Bill