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Some of Bloomington-Normal's largest employers have kept the hybrid work model going post-pandemic, if they weren't already offering something similar before.
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There is no single explanation for why Bloomington-Normal’s labor market is so crazy right now. But one employer hiring 7,500 workers in three years is the electric elephant in the room.
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WGLT's weeklong series The Next Shift begins with a look at why three McLean County workers changed jobs — and what it did for their take-home pay in this inflationary economy.
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The lawsuit alleges OSF HealthCare automatically deducted meal breaks from workers’ pay, meaning staff were not compensated for overtime as mandated by the Illinois Minimum Wage Law and Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act.
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A restaurant chain in Bloomington faces an unfair labor charge for allegedly not paying overtime to staff. The U.S. Department of Labor filed the complaint in federal court against Fiesta Ranchera and two of its managers.
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Restaurant and construction workers are in high demand in McLean County, and their wage growth shows it.
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Wages for Bloomington-Normal and Peoria workers were headed in very different directions when the pandemic hit like a freight train, according to newly…
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Illinois State University union workers are 13 months in without new contracts. An AFSCME staff representative said it’s time for the university to nix…
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Despite a stagnant labor force, decreased unemployment, and slowly rising wages, one Bloomington-Normal economist still calls the local economy…
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McLean County’s consistently low unemployment rate has long been a point of pride. (Thanks, State Farm and Illinois State University.)Yet the jobless rate…