In the dead of winter, Florida is a pretty damn nice place to live...
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New Jersey - on it's way to becoming the first new communist country of the 21st century - Mandates Severance Pay For Workers Facing Mass Layoffs
New Jersey became the first state in the country to enact a law that guarantees severance pay for mass layoffs, according to the bill's sponsors this week.
The legislation, signed by Gov. Phil Murphy on Tuesday, ensures that businesses with 100 or more full-time employees pay their workers one week of severance pay for every year of service whenever widespread downsizing or plant closures affecting 50 or more employees is on the horizon. The law also requires employers to give workers at least 90 days notice when such changes are imminent. That's up from 60 days. If companies fail to comply they will be required to add an extra four-week payout to an employee's severance package.
"When these corporate takeover artists plunge the companies into bankruptcy they walk away with windfall profits and pay top executives huge bonuses, but the little guys get screwed," Sen. Joe Cryan, a co-sponsor of the bill, wrote in a Facebook post.
The landmark legislation — S3170 — was prompted by the recent closure of several big name retail companies throughout the state over the last two years, including Toys R Us. The company declared bankruptcy in 2017 after a private equity buyout left the company billions of dollars in debt. More than 30,000 workers were laid off nationwide — 2,000 of them in New Jersey, NJ.com reported. Initially, workers were told they would not be receiving any form of severance, but the toy store's former employees organized with the help of United for Respect to demand some compensation.
Meanwhile, as NPR's Amy Held reported, a bankruptcy judge granted the struggling retailer "permission to pay millions of dollars in bonuses to executives after the company argued it was necessary to motivate its top brass during the critical holiday shopping season." Eventually, the private equity firms, KKR and Bain Capital, capitulated to public pressure. The companies established a $20 million financial assistance fund for workers.
While it was a victory for some New Jersey workers in financial straits, United for Respect noted its effects were limited to a small subset of unemployed residents. But with the new law, Cryan remarked all employees working for some of the state's largest companies will have added protections.
"The law better protects the rights of the employees," Cryan said. "Workers' performance and workers' dedication to the company were secondary. Now, they'll be moved more to the forefront." Critics argue the new measures will deter companies from expanding or moving to New Jersey. The law goes into effect in July.
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RIP Wes Wilson (1/24/2020)... one of THE top poster artists of the San Francisco 60s scene, Wes' images and calligraphy defined an art form and a generation. As a collector of 60s concert posters, this is especially sad. wes' work was among the best and most sought after (and quite valuable- his poster for the Beatles last concert at candlestick park was one of the first of this new style- a clean copy would easily sell for 10s of thousands of $$- if you could get one).
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Guy's - I don't wanna beatyuz over the head with this but
is right around the corner. Take the safe route - get her a gift card so she can buy shit for herself. Trust me - it's the money move. Find a good one here:
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Brilliant imagery.
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A man takes a rubbing of a name inscribed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington DC on Veterans Day in the mid 1980's
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Model and actress Debra Jo Fondren, roller skating during a Playboy Roller Disco in 1979
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14) No Whining
Complaining simply wasn’t allowed. You might get kicked out out of the house for an afternoon or sent to bed early for whining. “You get what you get and you don’t throw a fit!”
15) Don’t Show Off
It was considered very bad form to brag or show off. Nobody wanted to be called a braggart and you certainly would not have looked cooler in front of your friends for having bragged about something. There was a certain modesty were expected to maintain at all times.
16) Use Silverware
At the table you had to use your silverware. You didn’t push food around with your hands. It was considered sloppy to even help a kernel on to your fork with your finger.
17) Never Talk With Your Mouth Full
This one seems like a no-brainer, but apparently this is not a hard and fast rule anymore. When we were kids it was really forbidden to chew with your mouth open.
18) Thank You Letters
If someone was nice enough to visit you when you were sick or send you a card or get you a gift, you wrote a thank you letter in return. This is just good manners! If you didn’t it was extremely rude.
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Jimi at the Monterey Pop Festival, June 1967. He was larger than life.
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Guy's - I don't wanna beatyuz over the head with this but
is right around the corner. Take the safe route - get her a gift card so she can buy shit for herself. Trust me - it's the money move. Find a good one here:
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Brilliant imagery.
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Boy - what do you think?
I think Bondi laid an ass-whoopin' on Joe Biden yesterday - agree?
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Know who this handsome young dude is?
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Me perusing the letters to the love-lorn section back in the day...
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A man takes a rubbing of a name inscribed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington DC on Veterans Day in the mid 1980's
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Model and actress Debra Jo Fondren, roller skating during a Playboy Roller Disco in 1979
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After days like yesterday's, maybe it wouldn't hurt to read a little.
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12 rules to live by that Older Generations - like mine - Were Taught As Children
1) The Golden Rule
Back when we were kids, this was the abiding principle in nearly all things. If you wouldn’t like it, then don’t do it to someone else. I call this the 'don't kick my dog' rule.
2) Please & Thank You
“Gimme that” wasn’t an option. You always said please and thank you.
3) Yes Ma’am, Yes Sir
You simply didn’t answer an adult without following with a “ma’am” or “sir.” It was just how you showed respect. This went double if you were in trouble!
4) Ask Permission to Be Excused
You didn’t leave the table unless you had been excused. If you needed to leave before the others, you had to ask, and then wait for permission! It didn’t matter if you didn’t like what was on your plate! The same went for situations at school or with any adult: you needed to ask to be excused.
5) Never Argue with an Adult
Even if you had a good point (or more likely, you thought you did) you were not to argue with any adult. And, smarting off was a sure ticket to an ass-kickin' or a a smack!
6) Excuse Me
If you fart or fuck up, the way to handle it was to say “excuse me.” It was the only polite thing to do.
7) Take Off Your Hat
When you went inside, it didn’t matter if you were wearing a fedora or a baseball cap: boys and men took their hats off. This was also true for any situation where respect needed to be shown such as when talking to the police, or if someone was hurt, or if a prayer was being said. Ladies often received a hat tip from a man passing by.
8) “May I?” Instead of “Can I?”
How you phrased things was big deal, even with your parents. It was a constant source of irritation for adults to hear “Can I…”
9) Don’t Interrupt Adults
When adults were talking you did not interrupt them. If your folks had a dinner party you had to wait until there was a lull in the conversation to say your piece.
10) Give Up Your Seat
On a bus or train it used to be common to give up your seat if an older person got on and needed one. Likewise, a man or boy would give up his seat for a lady oftentimes as well.
11) Elbows Off the Table
It was so rude to put your elbows on the table! If you were at someone’s home or a restaurant it was especially true.
12) Always Use A Proper Greeting
“Good morning” and “good evening” were acceptable greetings. “Hi” was not! At the holidays you always gave a seasonal greeting and this was what everyone did, nothing special.
13) Sit Up
We may have wanted to slouch, we may have even slouched when we were in the treehouse or with our friends. But, we’d never let our teachers or parents see us slouching. It was considered starting on the wrong track and didn’t show the proper respect or attention. We also heard “stand up straight” a lot, too!
14) No Whining
Complaining simply wasn’t allowed. You might get kicked out out of the house for an afternoon or sent to bed early for whining. “You get what you get and you don’t throw a fit!”
15) Don’t Show Off
It was considered very bad form to brag or show off. Nobody wanted to be called a braggart and you certainly would not have looked cooler in front of your friends for having bragged about something. There was a certain modesty were expected to maintain at all times.
16) Use Silverware
At the table you had to use your silverware. You didn’t push food around with your hands. It was considered sloppy to even help a kernel on to your fork with your finger.
17) Never Talk With Your Mouth Full
This one seems like a no-brainer, but apparently this is not a hard and fast rule anymore. When we were kids it was really forbidden to chew with your mouth open.
18) Thank You Letters
If someone was nice enough to visit you when you were sick or send you a card or get you a gift, you wrote a thank you letter in return. This is just good manners! If you didn’t it was extremely rude.
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12 rules to live by that Older Generations - like mine - Were Taught As Children
ReplyDeleteMust have been rough living in Germany during the 30s.