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It was on this date in 1996 that President Clinton approved the first minimum wage increase in 5 years, raising the hourly minimum by 90 cents to $5.15 per hour. I (Tracy) remember that well, because that meant my pay went up to $5.15 from $4.75. Do you remember what minimum wage was when you started working?

Go big or go home, right? How about go big and go home--with all of the items from your desk smashed into a printer paper box as you head out the door of the office building for the very last time. If you are fed up with your job and you really wanna quit, why not make it a moment that your boss and co-workers will never forget?

A surprising amount of businesses right here in Kiss Country made the list of "worst companies to work for"! And not very surprising: most of the companies that are miserable to work for also rank very low in customer satisfaction. Have you ever worked for one of these companies? Maybe you have a horrible customer service story about one of these businesses?

The first day of work sucks, if we can be forthright. Everyone knows this. At least, most people who have worked before do. Usually you’re nervous; you’re sweaty; you’re overcompensating for what you believe to be overtly obvious weaknesses and insecurities. It’s an abhorrent nightmare that we all have to go through at some point. Regardless of the worries, you can surely find solace in the fact t

Not everybody hates their job, but you’d be hard pressed to find someone who likes all aspects of their workplace. Citrix recently conducted a survey of 1,013 office workers in which they asked what they dislike about their 9-to-5 jobs.

Hollywood South continues to provide jobs to Ark-La-Tex residents through a current construction project in South Bossier. If you've driven past the CenturyLink Center lately you've probably noticed a large, quite interesting structure being erected. That is the White House. Well, kind of.

Since 2009, the federal minimum wage has been $7.25. About 2.2 percent of the US workforce is paid at this minimal level.

We received an email this week from a confused young man. His friend has put him in an extremely awkward position that could cost him his job. Check out his email and put in your two cents. He wishes to remain anonymous, but he will be reading your comments and says "thank you" in advance.

A Safeway employee in Northern California was rewarded for heroically coming to the rescue of a pregnant women being assaulted by her boyfriend inside the grocery store in a shocking way. He was suspended by his bosses.

Many of us do our banking via ATM or other electronic means, but how would you feel if actual in-person tellers didn’t exist? A few banks are testing out new systems with the possible goal of making that idea a reality.

We wanna know where the best jobs in Kiss Country are! Maybe your job has awesome hours or great benefits or maybe you love your boss or you get free childcare, tell us all about what makes your job the best! Or maybe you think someone else in Kiss Country has a great job, speak up!

Octomom Nadya Suleman has filed for bankruptcy in California. Suleman listed $50,000 in assets against $1 million in debts. With 14 mouths to feed — remember, she has six other children besides her octuplets — Suleman initiated the filing in order to do what is best for her children.