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This article is from Capital & Main, an award-winning California-based publication covering economic, political, and social issues.John Anton's first job, sweeping floors and packing goods, wasn't much different from many early jobs.…

John Anton's first job, floor sweeping and packaging of goods, was not much different from many first jobs. The problem was, it was a dead end. And because the company had a state contract that…

June 17, 2021 at 7:24 pm HST SB793 minimum wage bill signed. June 16, 2021. Courtesy photo.Hawaii lawmakers have taken action to repeal an obsolete law that allowed minimum wages to be paid to certain individuals based on…

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - An outdated law that allowed employers in Hawaii to pay people with disabilities less than the minimum wage was struck off the books Wednesday.The change has been hailed as having serious consequences for the…

President BidenJoe Biden Democrats see Georgia as an opening salvo in the war for the right to vote. MLB could reschedule the all-star game after controversial new voting restrictions from Georgia. Biden dismisses the majority of the…

When the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) came into effect in 1990, it provided legal protections to prevent discrimination in the workforce against workers with disabilities. There is one law that has not been repealed - the ability…

As we head into the endgame of the Democratic primary, it may not seem like the remaining candidates have very much in common. Former Vice President Joe Biden has campaigned for a return to the comfort and normalcy of the Obama era,…