Companies are flocking to the Nevada city, but the rising cost of housing, gas and groceries is making daily life a struggle for many who work there.
Tag: Labor and Jobs
-
John Fetterman Is a Disabled American Who Needs Technology to Do His Job. So What?
It is our accommodations, often but not exclusively technological in nature, that make it possible for many of us to do our jobs.
-
Child Care Sector Shrinks By 100,000 Workers, Causing Shortage
Where did they go? To better-paying jobs stocking shelves, cleaning offices or doing anything that pays more than $15 an hour.
-
Battle Over Wage Rules for Tipped Workers Is Heating Up
A system counting tips toward the minimum wage is being fought in many places. Critics say it’s often abused. Defenders say workers benefit overall.
-
New York City’s First Cannabis Boss Wants to Combat ‘Cannaphobia’
Dasheeda Dawson, a native New Yorker, returns home to direct the effort to build cannabis businesses and to absorb the illegal market into the new legitimate one.