Ohio workers on welfare are focus of Democrat’s bill

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Source: Columbus Dispatch

As holiday shoppers rush the stores, some Democratic lawmakers want to shine a light on how many retail and food-service workers get public assistance despite their employment.

They also want to force employers to pay workers triple time when asking them to work on Thanksgiving, as more retailers open their doors on the holiday.

Rep. Robert F. Hagan isn’t usually successful with his legislation, especially in the GOP-controlled legislature, but the Youngstown Democrat is persistent. For the sixth time, he has introduced a bill that would require the state to publish an annual report listing how many people working for the state’s top 50 employers receive Medicaid, welfare or food stamps.

The bill would “shine a spotlight on how corporate citizens prop up employee benefits at taxpayer expense,” Hagan said.

Read more: http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2013/11/29/bill-looks-at-workers-on-welfare.html

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1. The democratic wing of the Democratic party is trying to assert itself. nt

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2. We need a law requiring McDonald's, Walmart etc to pay back

any and all welfare benefits used by their employees. Or would that violate their 'property rights'?

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3. The last thing folks receiving assistance need is a disincentive for ANY employer to keep them on

the job when they might be replaced by someone else not receiving this support.