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Who makes less than $15 per hour, in 3 charts

As the low-wage worker movement gains steam, a new report helps define what kinds of people earn less than $15 per hour in the U.S.

How to Disappear – CityLab – Pocket

How to Disappear - CityLab - Pocket

Is it possible to move through a smart city undetected?

Seattle passed a $15 minimum wage law in 2014. Here’s how it’s turned out so far

Seattle’s law is now at the forefront of a national debate over the impacts of progressive wage increases.

How to Be Lucky

How to Be Lucky - Nautilus - Pocket

It pays to imagine your life is on a winning streak.

Opinion | Twelve Million Phones, One Dataset, Zero Privacy

What we learned from the spy in your pocket.

People With Diabetes Forgoing Basic Needs in Order to Survive According to New Studies

According to two studies, people with diabetes are forgoing basic needs and taking to underground exchanges of necessary supplies.

Undercover investigation reveals evidence of unequal treatment by real estate agents

We sent white, black, Hispanic and Asian testers undercover to see if they would be treated equally by LI real estate agents. Many were not.

How One Employer Stuck a New Mom With an $898,984 Bill for Her Premature Baby — ProPublica

ProPublica is an independent, non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest.

LAX to end curbside pickup by Uber and Lyft

By the end of the month, travelers looking to hop on an Uber or Lyft will instead be taken by shuttle to a nearby lot, Los Angeles airport officials said.

Sweeping bill rewriting California employment law sent to Gov. Newsom

A California law curbing the use of independent contractors passed the Legislature and is expected to be signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom despite objections by Uber, Lyft and other gig companies

Source: www.latimes.com/business/story/2019-09-11/sweeping-bill-rewriting-california-employment-law-moves-to-gov-newsom