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The U.S. minimum wage can be a complicated thing. There’s the federal minimum wage, each state’s minimum wage — plus some cities have their own minimum wages as well. On top of that there’s also the tipped minimum. It can all be a lot to try to remember or understand. But it’s critical to know […]
Los Angeles CNN  — Ken Rose, a restaurateur and chef in Sandy, Utah, said that though he has always paid his employees above his state’s minimum wage of $7.25 an hour, in the past few years, he’s had to bump employee pay higher than ever. “For me, minimum wage is what you can hire an […]
West Hollywood now has the highest minimum wage of any U.S. city July 1, 2023, 4:12 PM ET • 2 min read WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — The swanky, celebrity-studded city of West Hollywood officially has the highest minimum wage of any U.S. city after pay zoomed to $19.08 an hour Saturday. Workers in West Hollywood […]
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders on Thursday announced Democrats’ plans to mark up legislation to increase the federal minimum wage to $17 an hour, pointing to an increase in the cost of living. Outside the U.S. Capitol, Sanders, a Vermont independent and chairman of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, said the panel […]
GRAND RAPIDS, MI – The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $62,412 in back wages and damages for 20 workers after a federal court in Michigan supported the department’s findings that a Grand Rapids restaurant denied overtime wages to the workers and failed to pay minimum wage to one server. Under terms of a consent […]
(NEXSTAR) – Though multiple states raised their minimum wages at the start of the year, and even more are expected to see a spike in 2023, many of the nation’s largest cities have their own minimum wages. While rates may be higher than the state or federal minimum wages, the money may not go as […]
Ten years ago next week, 200 fast-food workers walked out at 20 New York City restaurants, demanding $15 an hour in pay. At the time, many observers scoffed at $15 as an absurd, pie-in-the-sky demand. As the movement’s anniversary approaches, the Fight for $15 movement has proven the naysayers wrong. Congress has failed to increase […]
NEW YORK, Nov 17 (Reuters) – Makers of everything from toys to tortillas are increasingly setting minimum prices on their goods to maintain profits and limit price cutting as retailers like Walmart Inc (WMT.N) and Amazon.com Inc
WASHINGTON, Nov 4 (Reuters) – The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Friday it would partially approve a request by JetBlue Airways (JBLU.O) to waive minimum flight requirements at New York-area airports John F. Kennedy International and Newark Liberty International.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen arrives before speaking at a news conference, ahead of the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting, in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, July 14, 2022. Sonny Tumbelaka/Pool via REUTERS Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register NUSA DUA, Indonesia, July 16 (Reuters) – The United States will […]