low-income workers

A recent study of the housing market in the Village of Mt. Horeb west of Madison showed a need for more low-income housing; more rental options like duplexes, condominiums and apartments at a variety of prices; and housing that include amenities that are attractive to those coming to the community to ...

Last April, I visited Casa de Maryland in Rockville, Maryland, which hosts two federally subsidized centers where low-income workers can file their taxes for free. That year, they had helped about 200 undocumented immigrants file their taxes, and many were waiting in line with their paperwork when I ...

Already, there are workers in Mumbai who put a dent in the waste-production pipeline. Known as kabadiwalas, they operate as entrepreneurs, often going door-to-door to purchase recyclable waste, then expertly sorting it into different types before selling it to larger recycling operations for a profit.

Camden, New Jersey, has offered Brandon Rodriguez some harsh life lessons and some surprising opportunities. Rodriguez's parents divorced when he was five, leaving his mother Sharmaine to raise three kids on her own in one of America's most distressed and dangerous cities. To pay the bills, "she ...

National Grid has opened a consumer advocacy outreach center for Long Island in Brentwood, designed to provide information and assistance, and hired workers to put the word out about special programs for those with low incomes. The firm said it had hired 380 new employees, including service support, ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) - A startling new report shows there is a group of low-wage workers in Buffalo whose legal rights are being violated by their employers. On Friday, the Partnership for the Public Good and Open Buffalo released the report at the Buffalo Public Library as part of Buffalo Poverty ...

One nonprofit is Chess and Community, a youth mentoring organization that uses the analogy of chess to help teach low-income children how to make a ... While the federal wage applies in most cases, several workers in agriculture, seasonal workers, health aides and workers who receive tips are exempt ...

Low-Income Workers Missing Pension Tax Break, Report Says. By William Shaw. Law360, London (April 12, 2018, 5:27 PM BST) -- Thousands of poorer British workers may be losing out on a 20 percent income tax break on their retirement savings due to a gap in U.K. pensions legislation, a consultancy warned on ...

A new study on the minimum wage confirms previous research that found the policy raises wages for low-income workers without reducing total employment. The paper may finally start to convince conservative critics of the minimum wage to reconsider their views. Economist and blogger Tyler Cowen was ...

Massive minimum wage study finds significant gains for low-income workers and few downsides. This research builds on ... A new study on the minimum wage confirms previous research that found the policy raises wages for low-income workers without reducing total employment. The paper may even ...