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Kidder on Equity Bill
Kidder on Equity Bill
Kidder on Equity Bill
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker says he plans to sign a bill that would require men and women to be paid equally for comparable work. The Republican told reporters on Monday that he would sign the legislation sometime next week. Supporters say women are currently paid on average about 82% of what their male counterparts make for comparable work in Massachusetts...
Gender Pay Gap
Gender Pay Gap
Gender Pay Gap
Studies show that about half the households in New Bedford and Fall River are lead by single mothers and half of those single mothers are living in poverty.
A Very Merry Christmas
A Very Merry Christmas
A Very Merry Christmas
Shoppers at an eastern Massachusetts toy store are getting an early Christmas present: All their layaway bills totaling $20,000 have been paid off by an anonymous woman dubbed "layaway angel."
VA Pay Dispute Settled
VA Pay Dispute Settled
VA Pay Dispute Settled
The dispute over salaries for nurses at the New Bedford VA Medical Center has been resolved. The VA said the nurses had been overpaid for years and had threatened to cut their pay by 14%-20%, and require them to repay the over-payments...
NB Nurses Face Steep Pay Cuts
NB Nurses Face Steep Pay Cuts
NB Nurses Face Steep Pay Cuts
About a dozen local registered nurses and nurse practitioners have been broadsided by an announcement indicating they face steep pay cuts. Last month, the Rhode Island Department of Veterans Affairs informed the staff at the New Bedford Veterans Affairs Medical Center via memo (pictured below) they have been overpaid for the past 19 years due to an error in pay scale appropriation...