Guest Butero Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 There needs to be stiff penalties for employers that utilize undocumented workers. I think so too man.You hear about it all the time. I believe we can all agree with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marnie Posted January 9, 2014 Group: Royal Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 811 Topics Per Day: 0.12 Content Count: 7,338 Content Per Day: 1.08 Reputation: 76 Days Won: 2 Joined: 10/06/2005 Status: Offline Share Posted January 9, 2014 7.25 in VA. As a small business owner, I can attest to the facts that (1) it is a job killer, because we just scale back when it's raised; (2) it kills business, because we pass on the increase to our customers, (3) nobody that works for us "lives" on 7.25 an hour. We have students, seniors supplementing their pensions, second-job employees, and temporary employees passing through working for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawn1974 Posted January 10, 2014 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 3 Topic Count: 108 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 414 Content Per Day: 0.10 Reputation: 141 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/21/2013 Status: Offline Birthday: 07/31/1974 Author Share Posted January 10, 2014 To add on to the drama, I just found out that 2,500 employees will be laid off from Macy's Department store. Stores located in Arizona, Kansas, New York, Utah, and Missouri will be closing. There was a grocery store in Chicago named Dominicks that just recently went out of business. Over 2,000 employees lost their jobs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shiloh357 Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 What was the reason for the layoff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LookingForAnswers Posted January 10, 2014 Group: Seeker Followers: 0 Topic Count: 10 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 1,033 Content Per Day: 0.27 Reputation: 67 Days Won: 2 Joined: 12/26/2013 Status: Offline Share Posted January 10, 2014 What was the reason for the layoff? While it reported solid holiday sales on Wednesday, Macy’s also announced several cost-cutting measures, including plans to lay off 2,500 employees. “Our company has significantly increased sales and profitability over the past four years,” Terry J. Lundgren, Macy’s chief executive, said in a statement. “We have identified some specific areas where we can improve our efficiency without compromising our effectiveness in serving the evolving needs of our customers.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missmuffet Posted January 10, 2014 Group: Royal Member Followers: 34 Topic Count: 1,991 Topics Per Day: 0.48 Content Count: 48,689 Content Per Day: 11.81 Reputation: 30,343 Days Won: 226 Joined: 01/11/2013 Status: Offline Share Posted January 10, 2014 All these people being layed off and then the unemployment being cut.....not a good thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LookingForAnswers Posted January 10, 2014 Group: Seeker Followers: 0 Topic Count: 10 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 1,033 Content Per Day: 0.27 Reputation: 67 Days Won: 2 Joined: 12/26/2013 Status: Offline Share Posted January 10, 2014 All these people being layed off and then the unemployment being cut.....not a good thing. It was long term unemployment that was cut, those out of work over 26 weeks, which is when the states cut one off. These people will be ok for a while and there is little doubt the long term will be reinstated soon, too much of a political hot potato for the folks in congress to let it go for very long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayin jade Posted January 10, 2014 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 44 Topic Count: 6,178 Topics Per Day: 0.88 Content Count: 43,795 Content Per Day: 6.21 Reputation: 11,243 Days Won: 58 Joined: 01/03/2005 Status: Offline Share Posted January 10, 2014 There needs to be stiff penalties for employers that utilize undocumented workers. I think so too man.You hear about it all the time. That will never happen. Arizona had such a law and the feds sued us to strike it down. It was called the Employer Sanction Law. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawn1974 Posted January 10, 2014 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 3 Topic Count: 108 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 414 Content Per Day: 0.10 Reputation: 141 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/21/2013 Status: Offline Birthday: 07/31/1974 Author Share Posted January 10, 2014 As I continue my job search I am at a crossroads. Sometimes I am concern about the wages. Other times I am concern about weather the job will offer full-time and benefits. I have medical challenges and I can really use the benefits as well. Then there are days where I think about both. Sometimes it becomes hard to figure out which is more important. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shiloh357 Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 As I continue my job search I am at a crossroads. Sometimes I am concern about the wages. Other times I am concern about weather the job will offer full-time and benefits. I have medical challenges and I can really use the benefits as well. Then there are days where I think about both. Sometimes it becomes hard to figure out which is more important. Why should it be either/or? It should be both/and. You need full benefits and you need a good wage. But if you HAVE to make a choice, go for the benefits as that will help you more in the long run. Medical stuff is exepensive and its nice to have a some benefits to cover the cost. What's the cost of living like in Chicago?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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