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The General Schedule ( GS) is the predominant pay scale within the United States civil service. The GS includes the majority of white collar personnel (professional, technical, administrative, and clerical) positions. As of September 2004, 71 percent of federal civilian employees were paid under the GS.
Federal laws. The federal minimum wage in the United States has been $7.25 per hour since July 2009, the last time Congress raised it. [45] Some types of labor are exempt: Employers may pay tipped labor a minimum of $2.13 per hour, as long as the hour wage plus tip income equals at least the minimum wage.
Nearly two-thirds (64 percent) of working Americans reported getting a pay increase at some point in the past 12 months, according to a new Bankrate survey. Being proactive with a pay raise is key ...
President Bush launched the Health Centers Initiative to significantly increase access to primary health care services in 1,200 communities through new or expanded health center sites. Between 2001 and 2006, the number of patients treated at health centers increased by over 4.7 million, representing a nearly 50 percent increase in just five years.
Dollar General has agreed to pay a $12 million fine and improve conditions at its thousands of retail stores nationwide to make them safer for workers, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday.
For those ready to start negotiating, Leasher recommends starting big. “If you don’t start big and ask big, there is 0% chance of a big outcome,” Leasher said. It may be scary to ask for a ...
The U.S. inflation rate was posted at about 6.4% year-over-year as of January 2023, per the latest CPI data. The obvious solution is to ask for a pay raise of 6.5% or so to at least stay even with ...
In the early morning hours of July 7, 2005, the Pennsylvania General Assembly passed pay increases for state lawmakers, judges, and top executive-branch officials. [1] The vote took place at 2 am without public review or commentary, and Governor Ed Rendell signed the bill into law. The raise increased legislators' base pay from 16% to 34% ...