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February 2010

Feb. 28, 2010: Buffalo News: Region sinks in low-wage economy

Feb. 25, 2010: The Associated Press State & Local Wire: Fed court rules restaurant tipping pools OK

Feb. 25, 2010: The Miami Herald: Miami Beach to raise living wage

Feb. 24, 2010: New Haven Register: Advocates again push sick days standard

Feb. 24, 2010: The Seattle Times: Labor Department sues three restaurants over low wages

Feb. 22, 2010: The San Diego Union-Tribune: Many families missing out on cash assistance

Feb. 21, 2010: St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Minimum wage bill rips off kids, thumbs nose at Missouri voters.

Feb. 18, 2010: The Oregonian: Jobs and justice high on activist's agenda

Feb. 18, 2010: LA Weekly: Unscrupulous Employers Skim $26.2 Million; That's per week, from lower-income Angelenos' paychecks

Feb. 18, 2010: The Associated Press State & Local Wire: Bill would index Maine minimum wage

Feb. 17, 2010: The Associated Press State & Local Wire: Mo. senators debate lower minimum wage for teens

Feb. 16, 2010: The Detroit News: Earned-income credit boosts low-income workers

Feb. 14, 2010: The San Francisco Chronicle: Answers on paid leave, state's bond rating

Feb. 14, 2010: Statesman Journal: Tax break may grow for working poor

Feb. 14, 2010: The Indianapolis Star: Deadly sins of wages?

Feb. 12, 2010: Bangor Daily News: Paid sick days pay

Feb. 12, 2010: Buffalo News: Working families want jobs and health care -- still

Feb. 12, 2010: Florida Times-Union: Group urges public to pick 'fair' restaurants

Feb. 11, 2010: The Associated Press State & Local Wire: Vt. Committee to hear testimony on paid sick leave

Feb. 11, 2010: The Washington Post: Restaurant workers are starving for better benefits, report says

Feb. 9, 2010: The Washington Post: Advocate for betterment of low-wage employees

Feb. 9, 2010: Des Moines Register: Bill would require sick leave for most employees in Iowa

Feb. 9, 2010: City News Service: United Way Says L.A. Has More 'Working Poor' Than Rest of Nation

Feb. 6, 2010: The News Journal: Obama, Biden push jobs plan, aid for middle class

Feb. 5, 2010: Hartford Courant: PAID SICK DAYS AN ISSUE AGAIN; LEGISLATORS TAKING SIDES ON GIVING BUSINESSES ANOTHER MANDATE

Feb. 4, 2010: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Millions in tax credits go unclaimed

Feb. 3, 2010: The Desert Sun: California's flawed system not helping people off welfare

Feb. 3, 2010: The Detroit News: Gov's State of State: 'All about jobs'