This year, for the first time, more Americans will earn a minimum wage of $15 per hour or higher than will earn the federal ...
As of January 1, New York State’s minimum wage for Upstate is $16, up from $15.50. New York State’s minimum wage was the same as the Federal minimum wage of $7.25 as recently as 2013, 13 years ago.
Nearly 20 states kicked off the New Year with minimum wage increases, but some employment experts warn that doing so could ...
At first glance, a $20 minimum wage sounds like progress. Higher pay, better living standards, fewer workers struggling to ...
The federal and Wisconsin minimum wage has remained at $7.25 an hour since its last increase in 2009. A full-time worker earning the current minimum wage falls below the federal poverty threshold.
The failure of a federal $15 minimum wage to protect its place in the Biden stimulus package will not be the only headwind for low-wage workers as advanced economies like the U.S. emerge from the ...