The introduction of a minimum wage at the end of the Great Depression was largely a success, but the verdict in more recent times is more mixed. Let’s look at some of the key developments concerning today’s minimum wage.…
A new Employment Services office located at the Ford on Main will be the employment hub for Otsego County and bridge the employment gap between people with disabilities and employers.…
Editorial Friends with benefits It’s no secret there is a significant labor shortage in America at the moment and we are seeing its effects clearly here in Otsego County. Help wanted signs are everywhere. While the problem touches most businesses, local restaurants appear to be particularly affected. Many have been forced to close multiple days per week; some have closed permanently. One local food service has become a food truck because of a lack of employees. At the end of…
City Woman Charged With Accepting $10.5K Unemployment While Working ONEONTA – State Police report arresting Carla M. Gagliano, 33, of Oneonta, Tuesday for receiving $10,500 in unemployment benefits when she was actually working at Astrocom,Town of Milford. She was chared with grand larceny, third degree, and offering a false instrument for filing, first degree.…
Putting the Community Back Into the Newspaper
Now through July 31st, new or lapsed annual subscribers to the hard copy “Freeman’s Journal” (which also includes unlimited access to AllOtsego.com), or electronically to AllOtsego.com, can also give back to one of their favorite Otsego County charitable organizations.
$5.00 of your subscription will be donated to the nonprofit of your choice:
Cooperstown Farmers’ Market, Cooperstown Food Pantry, Greater Oneonta Historical Society or Super Heroes Humane Society.