New worker pay, Classified document laws

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A sign in the window of a Middleton, Wis. restaurant saying it's looking for workers to hire on Jan. 4, 2022.
A sign in the window of a Middleton, Wis. restaurant saying it’s looking for workers to hire on Jan. 4, 2022. Bill Martens/WPR

A business writer helps us look at growing disparities in pay between recently hired workers and employees who haven’t left. Then, we talk to a law professor about the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago and the laws around classified documents.

Featured in this Show

  • Pay disparities between new-hires and workers who stayed put during Great Resignation

    The tight labor market has employers offering bigger salaries to attract new workers, and that’s creating big gaps in pay with the employees who never left. We’ll talk to a business writer about how companies and workers are dealing with the problem.

  • Understanding classified information laws in light of the Mar-a-Lago search

    The exact documents the FBI was searching for in former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate remain unknown. We take a look at regulations surrounding classified and presidential documents to help elucidate what may have prompted the search.

Episode Credits

  • Rob Ferrett Host
  • Sarah Hopefl Technical Director
  • Rachael Vasquez Producer
  • Colleen Leahy Producer
  • Aki Ito Guest
  • Kami Chavis Guest