Name that company

The government has no business mandating hour thresholds, work schedules, starting times or ending times. Why not let the market decide the number of hours per day or week? Let workers decide how many hours and over what time span they want to work? Some people will prefer an intensive 2, 3 or 4 days and others 6 days, and we should not force a blanket solution on everyone. Flexibility makes so much more sense, based on individual circumstances and needs.

University of San Diego

The bill would require employers to pay the same rate of pay as the current 40-hour week, another 25 percent raise, and exempts unionized businesses. Given the inflation rate, businesses have been hit with increased energy and product costs, property and health insurance costs and labor and related costs that have risen dramatically. The minimum wage would effectively be $18.75, more than double the rate just 6 years ago. And we wonder why inflation is soaring?

R.A. Rauch & Associates

I trace my roots back to Stuttgart, Germany, in 1886, when a mechanical and electrical engineering workshop was founded. My better-designed magneto ignition devices for cars were an early hit, and my automotive lights made nighttime driving safer. By 1910 I had sales offices around the globe. Over time, I expanded my scope into fuel-injection systems, power tools, electronic components, household appliances, packaging and more. Now I’m getting into the Internet of Things, smart homes and artificial intelligence. I employ more than 400,000 people and rake in around $85 billion annually. I can help you clean up after dinner. Who am I?

Last week’s trivia answer: Amgen