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Archives for June 2015

Is it a good idea to expand overtime eligibility?

Michael OlsonMichael Olson June 30, 2015, 10:30 AM Jun 30, 2015
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President Obama is expected to release this week a long-awaited rule governing overtime that could affect 5 million people as soon as next year, a source familiar with the plans confirmed to NPR. Read more →

Have your wages stagnated?

Michael OlsonMichael Olson June 29, 2015, 6:03 AM Jun 29, 2015
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Since the turn of the century, economists say workers’ share of all income generated has declined significantly. In the four decades after WWII, the “labor share” averaged around 64 percent. But since 2000, it’s been accelerating on a downward trajectory, and in recent years it hovered around 58 percent. Read more →

What do you think of the Supreme Court’s ruling on same-sex marriage?

Michael OlsonMichael Olson June 26, 2015, 9:07 AM Jun 26, 2015
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Supreme Court says same-sex couples have right to marry in all 50 states. Read more →

What do you think of the Supreme Court’s health care ruling?

Michael OlsonMichael Olson June 25, 2015, 11:45 AM Jun 25, 2015
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he majority opinion cited the law’s “more than a few examples of inartful drafting,” but added, “the context and structure of the Act compel us to depart from what would otherwise be the most natural reading of the pertinent statutory phrase.”
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When does workplace wellness become coercive?

MPR News Staff June 24, 2015, 7:17 AM Jun 24, 2015
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A proposed rule published this spring by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission attempts to strike a balance between employers who want to use incentives to drive worker participation and consumer advocates who see penalties as de facto coercion. The plan drew about 300 comments from employers and consumer groups by a June 19 deadline, with plenty of criticism.
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Should Lake Calhoun be renamed?

Michael OlsonMichael Olson June 23, 2015, 1:00 PM Jun 23, 2015
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“While changing the name of a lake will not, in itself, bring an end to injustice,” Minneapolis blogger and activist Mike Spangenberg wrote on change.org, “it can and should be an important step in an ongoing effort to confront our nation’s past and to end systemic racism and oppression today.” Read more →

Is anti-intellectualism ruining America?

Michael OlsonMichael Olson June 22, 2015, 6:47 AM Jun 22, 2015
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America is killing itself through its embrace and exaltation of ignorance, and the evidence is all around us. Read more →

Are we incapable of addressing violence in the U.S.?

Michael OlsonMichael Olson June 18, 2015, 10:53 AM Jun 18, 2015
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Those who live in America, or visit it, might do best to regard them the way one regards air pollution in China: an endemic local health hazard which, for deep-rooted cultural, social, economic and political reasons, the country is incapable of addressing. Read more →

Should Minnesota be the first state that requires students learn to swim?

Michael OlsonMichael Olson June 17, 2015, 7:30 AM Jun 17, 2015
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Last year 29 people drowned in area lakes, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Read more →

What if it is Jeb vs. Hillary in 2016?

Michael OlsonMichael Olson June 16, 2015, 12:19 PM Jun 16, 2015
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The two are leading in the polls and appear to have outraised their primary opponents so far. Read more →

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