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American Government and Civics Series / Kwaisi France / Labor / Landmark Supreme Court Cases / The Breeze
U.S. v. Darby Lumber (1941) is the 79th landmark Supreme Court cases, the 33rd in the Economics module, featured in the KTB Prep American Government and Civics Series designed to acquaint users with the origins, concepts, organizations, and policies of the United States government and political system. The goal is...
American Government and Civics Series / Contracts / Kwaisi France / Landmark Supreme Court Cases / The Breeze
Morehead v. New York (1936) is the 67th landmark Supreme Court case, the 29th in the Economics module, featured in the KTB Prep American Government and Civics series designed to acquaint users with the origins, concepts, organizations, and policies of the United States government and political system. The goal is...
Adkins v. Children’s Hospital of DC (1923) is the 47th landmark Supreme Court case, the 21st in the Economics module, featured in the KTB Prep American Government and Civics series designed to acquaint users with the origins, concepts, organizations, and policies of the United States government and political system. The...
14 states are going to enact a minimum wage increase by Jan. 1, 2016 meaning a happy new year for many workers. The increases range from 5 cents an hour in South Dakota to $1 in California and Massachusetts. 21 states still have a lower state minimum wage than...
Consumer spending slowed as retail sales were flat in April. This is important because consumers make up 2/3 of the economy. Verizon has bought AOL for 4.4 billion dollars looking to pull in ad revenue from their online and mobile presence. In 2000, AOL and Time Warner merged...
$8 base cost. $1.50 tax. $2 tip. Nail salons. We’ve all been in them – we’ve all reveled in the idea of being pampered for 30 minutes or more depending on the application process. Our go-tos range from Essie to OPI, light pinks and nudes for spring, dark shades of purple...
Stocks closed 2014 at near record levels as the Dow finished positive for a 6th straight year up 7.5%. This is the longest run of positive gains since 1991 through 1999. The S&P 500 ended the year up 11%. This is now 3 straight years of double digit...
Facebook and WhatsApp have completed a $16 billion deal plus an extra $3 billion that came through after the deal’s completion. The mobile messaging company has 450 million users and only 55 employees; however, it does not garner a lot of revenue nor is it clear what the profit...
In 2013, bills to raise the minimum wage were introduced in more than 30 states and Washington, D.C. Minimum Wage Increasing the minimum wage would help shrink the gender pay gap. Women make $.77 on the $1 that men make, and comprise 56% of all minimum wage workers....