Employment
Friday, September 5, 2008Don't LaughDoes a law pass the silly test? By John LaPlanteFiled As: Employment, GeneralGov. Mark Sanford (R-South Carolina) has proposed a new test for whether or not "there ought to be a law." From the state's largest newspaper:
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Thursday, July 3, 2008Green Doesn't Make the GreenPush for "green collar jobs" is wishful thinking By John LaPlanteFiled As: Employment, EnvironmentCan environmental policies be pursued without regard to their effects on employment? The "green collar" jobs idea suggests that they can: New, good-paying, clean jobs will replace dangerous, dirty old jobs. Well, that was the promise. Todd Myers, of the Washington Policy Council, says the ... more »»
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Thursday, July 3, 2008Summertime UnemploymentBy John LaPlanteFiled As: EmploymentSummer is often the time when teenagers seek that first job. But it's more difficult to find one these days. A weakening of economic growth is one reason. But the Nevada Policy Research Institute suggests that a voter-mandated increase in the minimum wage is also more »»
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Thursday, May 1, 2008Private Organizations, Private ArrangementsMeasure to get governments out of collecting union dues By John LaPlanteFiled As: EmploymentShould governments serve as collection agencies for labor unions and political causes? You can see why it would be attractive for those who depend on the payments for their own causes. But Jon Caldara of the Independence Institute says that ethical demands require getting ... more »»
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Sunday, April 13, 2008Raising Prices, Restricting Choice: Doing the Public's Business?Filed As: EmploymentDo government regulations protect the public? That assumption is getting a lot of play as people react to the problems caused by the subprime mess. States spend a lot of energy regulating occupations. The Institute for Justice (IJ) explains that there are two kinds of more »»
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Monday, March 24, 2008Be Happy for NothingFiled As: Economic principles, Employment, GeneralCarl Gipson, who directs the center for small business at the Washington Policy Council, says that entrepreneurs of the state found reasons for hope--and vexation--in this year's legislative session. He writes in Puget Sound Business Journal. On the plus side are things that ... more »»
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Monday, November 26, 2007FMLA Expansion in OhioFiled As: Employment, Health CareAmong the legacies of Bush 41 presidency is the Federal Medical Leave Act, which further interjected government into the workplace. The State of Ohio is threatening to go the FMLA one better, according to the more »»
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Wednesday, November 21, 2007The Living Wage: An Idea that Should DieFiled As: EmploymentThe Washington Policy Center takes on the idea of a living wage (PDF) proposal being floated in the state. The "living wage" is yet another idea that sounds good,... more »»
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Tuesday, October 23, 2007Mandated Sick Time?Unions push for Ohio referendum on mandatory sick leave By Marc KilmerFiled As: Employment, Health CareIn a story illustrating that unions aren't content with Ohio's poor tax climate to discourage job creation in the state, it now seems they are behind more »»
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Tuesday, September 18, 2007The Benefit that Ate Your SalaryFiled As: Employment, Health CareThe October issue of Forbes has a symposium on health care that's worth a look. There's also a cartoon--I can't find it online--that captures some of the distortions in ... more »»
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