Stop the nonsense; stay home on Thanksgiving
To Retail employers: Call it a rush to madness, this “need” for large retailers to open on Thanksgiving night. I thought the early hours on Friday were bad enough, but this demand for employees to give...
View ArticleElimination of minimum wage is step forward
President Obama’s call to raise the minimum wage makes just as much sense as calling government spending “investment” and equally misleading. The supply of labor is subject to the laws of supply and...
View ArticleIn Germany, employer provides on-site day care
Kathleen Parker’s article “Latest skirmish in the mommy wars” (March 6) was right on target about suggesting day care centers at workplaces. That’s what they do in Germany. Janet Jehn Taylor Mill
View ArticleHR professional finds pressman’s letter refreshing
Enquirer Pressman Tony Rapp’s comments on the publishing changes which are ending his Enquirer career are not only eloquently written, but also extremely rare in our cynical society (“Pressman says...
View ArticleYouth less likely to thrive under minimum wage law
Walter Williams, in Sunday’s “Minimum-wage laws have destroyed many jobs” once again points out the damage done to youth employment by the minimum wage law. I know my life would have been different had...
View ArticleLess workers mean more profits for corporations
Both liberal and conservative news outlets agree that we have the lowest labor force participation rate since 1979. What that means is that our labor force hasn’t been this small in over 30 years. Both...
View ArticleBackground checks are necessity for employers
Guest columnist Julie Sweeney perceives background checks are racially discriminatory, but from an employer’s point of view, they are necessary (“Background checks discriminatory” June 25). An employer...
View ArticleLimit background checks for employment
Regarding background checks. The following guideline for background checks should be considered. No background or limited background check for “chump change” employment-at-will jobs, but intensive...
View ArticleLet employers cover benefits instead of government
I am proposing new legislation. The Honest Employment Act would require employers to pick up the cost of any government benefits provided to their employees. This simple idea would stop the taxpayers...
View ArticleCorporate America has been given green light to dump health care
According to some voices, the proof that “The Affordable Care Act” is bad for the country is the fact that companies are dropping their employee health insurance and forcing their employees to enter a...
View ArticleBirth control isn’t a religious intrusion or right
I read Karen Marotta’s letter in Sunday’s Editorial. I think she is missing the point. This is not religious intrusion when Employeers limit what THEY pay. They do not tell anyone where they can go on...
View ArticleInstead of wage increase, try tipping
There have been many articles and letters on increasing the minimum wage. First, jobs paying the minimum wage account for 1.1 percent of the jobs available. Second, these jobs were not meant to provide...
View ArticleHere’s one way to get to income equality
Dad told us to point out to our employer what we had done for the company when asking for a raise, not to tell him we needed a raise because we needed a new car. Seems our thinking has flipped. The...
View ArticleRelying on benevolence of owners isn’t enough
Regarding the minimum wage debate in your Sunday Forum section: While we in Cincinnati should be thankful that there are small-business owners like Dixie Chili’s Spiros Sarakatsannis who pay their...
View ArticleSen. Brown’s dubious argument for an increase
It is interesting that Sen. Sherrod Brown chose to begin his opinion piece by referencing Henry Ford’s doubling of wages for his factory workers to $5 per day (“President will reflect on minimum wage”...
View ArticleWhy don’t we just make it $100 an hour?
I have read the latest comments by various writers in the Forum Sunday. It seems that the majority of the writers believe it would be good for low-skilled workers, business and the overall economy if...
View ArticleA compromise on minimum wage
It seems a bit over the top for the president and Democrats to push for a 39 percent increase in the federal minimum wage. The head of Dixie Chili offered meaningful insights on this issue from the...
View ArticleWhy not better pay for fewer workers?
An element that justifies raising the minimum wage is jobs lost to technology. Automated jobs lower costs and increase productivity. This results in profits that are much higher percentage of monies...
View ArticleSome will question ACA after economy rebounds
The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office has concluded that full implementation of Obamacare will cost the economy the equivalent of 2.3 million jobs while having a negligible effect on actual...
View ArticleIllegal immigration exists due to demand for low-cost labor
George Will supports fixing immigration policy (“Republican opposition to fixing immigration policy is a copout” Fe.17), but what is the fix? One of the biggest reasons illegal immigration exists is...
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