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New York Attorney General probing fast-food pay practices

(Reuters) - The New York attorney general's office on Thursday said it was investigating allegations that fast-food operators in the state are underpaying workers in violation of labor laws.Full story

La. Senate rejects equal pay bill for women

The Louisiana Senate narrowly rejected a bill Wednesday that would have prohibited employers with at least 15 full-time workers in the state from paying unequal wages for the same job based on gender. Full story

Argentina brokers 24 pct wage hikes for millions

Two million Argentines will get wage hikes of 24 percent under a deal President Cristina Fernandez brokered with six allied labor unions. Full story

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  Under enormous pressure, retailers embrace Bangladesh safety plan

MSNBC's Richard Lui reports the new pact addresses worker safety, but not wages, which are among the lowest in the world for garment workers.

  Obama makes his case for jobs while Republicans push the Texas model        

Chris Hayes talks with Heather McGhee of Demos and Josh Barro of Bloomberg View about President Obama's trip to Texas and what the Texas economic model would mean for America.

  Rising CEO-to-worker pay gap another argument to raise minimum wage

Jared Bernstein, senior fellow at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, joins Martin Bashir to explain why the gap between CEO and worker pay continues to rise – by more than 900% since the 1950s – and why that only fuels the arguments of people who want to raise the minimum wage.

  Demonstrators mark International Workers Day

All across the world, demonstrators are marking International Workers Day, or May Day. AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka joins Alex Wagner and the NOW panelists for a look at U.S. labor issues.

  Toure: ‘There is no reason to fear immigration’

Toure strips away the fear surrounding the immigration debate – saying that all arguments against immigration are “bankrupt.”

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