Archive for the 'Labor Issues' Category

Generation Y Kicking Boomers’ Hippie Asses Around the Workplace

By: Matt, July 12th, 2007

To gain an understanding of the career goals of “Generation Y”, that tech-savvy cadre of young adults that are just making their way into the corporate race, you need only to remember your first job. Now, hold that vision in your mind and add these ingredients: a mindset stoked by growing up with the Internet […]

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Paying the Price for Government Meddling

By: Matt, July 9th, 2007

On the surface, a recent law passed in Maryland, the “Living Wage” law, may appear to be a coup for employees and would-be employees in Maryland. The law raises the minimum wage for employees working for state contractors to $11.30 per hour for those in the Baltimore-DC area and to $8.50 per hour for those […]

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Fear the COBRA: Know Your Health Insurance Options

By: Mick, July 5th, 2007

I’m far from an expert in health insurance coverage and I’m definitely at a loss as to why health insurance costs as much as it does (I’m eventually going to see Sicko, but I haven’t yet), but I have recently been forced to look at a couple insurance options for my family and I learned […]

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