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Workspan Daily
04/04/2024
California’s new law mandates that large fast-food chain restaurants (those with 60 or more locations nationwide) must raise their minimum wage for workers in the state from $15 per hour to $20 per hour.
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Workspan Magazine
03/03/2022
One group of participants
(single-measure-compensation participants) received a bonus based on the creature’s
ability to sing: they received an additional $2 per level of “sing ability.”
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Workspan Daily
02/21/2025
Fortune reported the workers make 222,000 yen per month, the equivalent of just under $17,500 per year in the U.S.
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Workspan Daily
11/19/2025
In each of the highlighted countries, workers are entitled to 20 or more paid days off per year.
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Workspan Daily
01/26/2026
According to data from the U.S. government’s
Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program , 2024 national LTC median costs were approximately:
;$9,300 to $10,600 per month for nursing homes (semi-private/private);;
;$5,900 per month for assisted living; and,;
;$214 per day for home health aides.;
However, these figures are projected to rise significantly with inflation.
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Workspan Daily
02/11/2026
As a revision to
Executive Order 13658 , which was established in February 2014, the minimum wage will shift to:
;$13.65 per hour for non-tipped employees performing work on or in connection with covered contracts (up from the current $13.30 rate); and,;
;$9.55 per hour for tipped employees performing such work (up from $9.30).;
The changes specifically apply to workers performing work on or in connection with federal contracts subject to the Davis-Bacon Act and the Service Contract Act that were entered into, renewed or extended between Jan. 1, 2015, and Jan. 29, 2022, and have not been renewed or extended (pursuant to an exercised option or otherwise) on or after Jan. 30, 2022.
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Workspan Magazine
07/27/2023
Australia Australia Hikes Minimum Wage in Response to Cost-of-Living Surge As of July 1, Australia’s employees on the minimum or award wage system saw a 5.75% rise in pay to $23.23 per hour, or $882.80 per week.
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Workspan Daily
11/10/2023
Starbucks employees make an average wage of nearly $17.50 per hour, with baristas earning $15 to $24 an hour and total compensation of roughly $27 per hour including benefits, according to the company.
Workspan Daily Plus+
08/07/2025
;Important callouts: High-deductible health plans (HDHPs) can now permanently cover telehealth services before the deductible without violating HSA eligibility. … Direct primary care (DPC) arrangements are now compatible with HSAs, and DPC memberships will be considered a qualified medical expense under HSA guidelines (up to $150 per month per individual or $300 per month per family, indexed for inflation). … Bronze and catastrophic plans on state exchanges can be considered HDHPs for HSA eligibility, broadening HSA usage for participants on those plans.;
;Action items:
;Review plan designs to ensure they align with telehealth safe harbor and broadened HDHP eligibility rules.;
;If continuing or considering DPC arrangements, ensure their structure is compatible with HSA eligibility.;
;Determine if reinstating telehealth services before the deductible will be done retroactively to Jan. 1, 2025, only prospectively or not at all.;
;Communicate changes with employees and required notices.
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Workspan Daily
08/17/2022
According to NPR, Target will be increasing their minimum wage to $24 per hour this year .
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