Paul Krugman praised the President’s call to raise the minimum wage. Mr. Krugman is not only a cogent opinion writer for the New York Times, but also an economics professor and a recent winner of the Nobel prize in economics. So if he endorses the minimum wage hike, it is worth a look.
The federal...
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More on Pending Maryland Legislation
A bill without organized opposition may have reached its year. The Civil Rights Tax Fairness Act, HB 1169/S 639, seeks to equalize the taxation of employment damage awards with those of personal injury claimants for purposes of Maryland taxes. A person who gets money because of a personal injury does not pay taxes on...
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Maryland Bills to Watch — Part one
Maryland’s legislature meets only 90 days every year, unless special sessions are called for emergency purposes, usually budget-related. As in most years, a number of bills affecting the employment relationship are up for consideration. Some will disappear with nary a trace, some will get hearings but little else, and some may even pass. I’ll post...
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