Tag: arthritis
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When workers develop disabilities on the job, it often has some connection to where they live. Musculoskeletal conditions like arthritis and tendinitis can happen anywhere but are especially prevalent in a swath surrounding the Kentucky-West Virginia border and running south to Alabama. Intellectual disabilities and mood disorders like autism and depression are common in Vermont,…
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The federal minimum wage is $7.25 an hour and hasn’t budged since 2009. But many states and some municipalities have raised their minimum wages. Today, more than half of the state minimums exceed the federal minimum. Now a new trend has emerged: 19 states have enacted or approved automatic yearly increases in their minimum wages…