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There’s a big push right now to raise the federal minimum wage. After sixteen years stuck at $7.25 an hour, that’s understandable. But it’s the wrong place to focus. The ...
Los Angeles’ minimum wage hike for workers in the tourism industry could potentially do more harm than good. In May, ...
Two states have wage levels below the federal $7.25 minimum Fact checked by Pete Rathburn The calls to increase minimum wage in 2024 continues, with many legislators and U.S. citizens proposing to ...
By introducing legislation to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour, Republican Sen. Josh Hawley is demonstrating ...
Chicago’s restaurant industry is experiencing a crisis made far worse by the city’s short-sighted decision to ditch the so-called tipped minimum wage. As we’ve written, that self-inflicted wound is ...
Ultraconservative Sen. Josh Hawley introduced a bill with Sen. Peter Welch to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour.
There is a "virtual consensus" among economists that the minimum wage puts people out of work.
The Nigeria Labour Congress has vowed to intensify enforcement of the N70,000 national minimum wage, targeting non-compliant employers, particularly in ...
Some school support staff are earning less than minimum wage because of the way their salaries are paid, according to a union ...
Hawley wants it to be $15 an hour. Many of us thought that the minimum wage issue was settled, but here we are again.
A new study from the Center for Working‑Class Politics and Jacobin reveals where working-class voters stand on key issues and ...
For the other 47 counties, the minimum wage would increase to $10 an hour in 2026, then grow by $1 each year until hitting $12 an hour in 2028.