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Biden Administration Proposes Ending Subminimum Wage For Disabled Workers

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In 2001, over 400,000 workers were paid subminimum wages; today, the number has dropped to around 40,000. These workers are paid based on productivity or a per-item rate, with some earning as little as 25 cents per hour, according to SHRM. The proposal follows a significant decline in participation over the years.

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Japan Sees First Wage Growth In Months, Signals Fragile Economic Recovery

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In separate wage data for the whole of 2024, the overall base salary grew at the fastest pace in three decades, while special payments rose at the fastest pace since 2001, according to the ministry. Overtime pay, a barometer of business strength, grew 1.3% for the month from a revised 1.4% growth in November.

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America is finally moving past its post-9/11 security theater

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The British al-Qaeda recruit Richard Reid’s nearly successful effort to bring down an American Airlines flight mid-air in 2001 with explosives hidden inside his sneakers exposed an apparent hole in airport security. The shoe removal ritual has been standard practice for so long that it’s easy to forget why it started.

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Ultra-processed foods: A patriotic American tradition!

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Yet they have become more and more readily available over the decades: One 2023 study found 60 percent of the food that Americans buy has additives, a 10 percent increase since 2001. Kennedy, the head of the Department of Health and Human Services, the country’s top health agency, has made overhauling US food production a top priority.

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The Rise of Women Entrepreneurs: Growth, Innovation and Challenges

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between 2001 and 2005 to 10.4% Women entrepreneurs are on the rise, leading startups that innovate across tech, wellness, education, social impact sectors and more. According to female entrepreneurship statistics at the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor , women’s startup activity rates rose from an average of 6.1% from 2021 to 2023.

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Why the Future of Work Isn’t About ‘Going Back’ with Melissa Marsh

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I thought to myself, it’s going to take 10 years to be back to what we would have been, you know, without this unique moment happening, very similar to what had happened between 2001 and 2011 in the Tribeca Lower Lower Manhattan area. So that’s sort of the backstory of my observation.

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Want a Reputation People Trust? Start With These 4 Simple Habits

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Since 2001, Jason has been reverse-engineering the Google algorithm as a self-taught student and practitioner of SEO and search marketing. Want to be an Entrepreneur Leadership Network contributor?

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