Tag: Minimum Wage

News roundup: What you missed week of Nov. 27

A lot has happened in the world over the short Thanksgiving break. Let’s catch up on the major news headlines:   Thanksgiving weekend sees a record number of shoppers The United States saw 197 million shoppers between Thursday, Nov. 28 and Monday, Dec. 2, with 14 million more than projected, […]

Student employees’ struggles exceed their wages

Photo courtesy of Amanda Riehl. According to the Urban Institute, during the 2015-2016 school year, “58 percent of full-time students worked either full time or part time while they were enrolled.” Their motivations vary from trying to gain resume experience to paying off student loans. Jordan Meredith, a Ramapo senior and […]