wanted to tanaka, even though he s never thrown a pitch in the u.s. he was a perfect 24-0 last season. with tanaka in the fold, the yankees have spent nearly a half million dollars on free agents just this last season. the oakland raiders cheer leaders are suing the team. the cheer leaders ended up making less than $5 an hour. it also claims they incurred other costs such as being fined for bringing the wrong pom poms. . all right this morning s edition of usa today has a preview of the opening ceremony uniforms. these are made solely in the usa by ralph lauren and other
appreciate? they are not employees! what? hold on. the pom-poms. you said it s very profound. they are not employees. they are independent contractors. do you really think al davis from the grave channels their dance routines? i mean, come on. me thinks someone is copping a tude. independent contractors or not, they are due a fair wage. they are not subject the raiders, if you will, the employer would not be subject to the overtime claims and the unfair whatever. it s real simple. if you re an independent contractors, you can get paid in a lump sum. wait, wait. even the lump sum, when it all amortizes out is chicken feed? hey, there are people who do work for chicken feed. tell me about it. i just found out the other anchors here are paid, that s true. oh, my god. it s true. so what happens? labor laws. these are employees. they executed a contract. they executed a contract. they are going to be held wait a minute, they are independent contractors for th
are putting down their pom-poms and serving them a lawsuit claiming they are underpaid. each raiderette makes $1,250 a year so after game photos and events that works out to around $5 an hour. do they have a case? touchdown. randy zellin says not so fast. why is it a touchdown? first of all, you can t enter into a public that s against public policy or against the law. you have to pay people overtime as long as they are employees. number two, you can t defer payment until after the season. you re supposed to get paid i think twice a month, and if there is an issue with an hourly wage that they are not getting paid the $10 that they are required to and it s only 5, that s egregious and unfortunate. more importantly, some of the things that i was told and what i read about, that they have to pay for their expenses, all out of pocket, and if they have gained five pound they are benched and they don t get their pay. oh, my god. my career would have ended years ago. what do you make,
tax break? insurers, no one ever comes out with the pom poms for insurance companies. however, they are getting something of the run around too with all the different changes, the deadlines. six million policies are canceled, let s give them catastrophic care. you told us not to make that available so we got rid of it. it is a big brouhaha. they face their own tax issues as well. there are so many taxes associated with this that don t hit you right in the face but they do indirectly impact your wallet. it is that rolling creeping up on you kind of taxation. give me an average of what families might be expected kaiser is saying a premium is going to go up for a single $270 over the course of the next year. that is just on the insurance alone. what you start to add is in is medical device tax, if device makers are going to be taxed on this, they got to pass it on. you re on today?
jon: new developments in the top stories and breaking news this hour. obamacare reaches a critical deadline but after months of glitches plaguing health care.gov, enrollment is still way below expectings. we ll have a live report what the white house is doing to get the numbers up before the plans kick in. plus cramped quarters this holiday season as travellers pack airplanes. or maybe airlines pack airplanes. we ll tell you why coach could get even worse. from the sidelines to the front lines, an nfl cheerleader drops her pom poms to sign up for two tours of duty in the u.s. army. her story and more and it s all happening now.