For millions, the recession is hardly over

A new report finds several reasons for poor income growth, especially part-time work and low minimum wages

• Jul 20, 2015

​Which workers are seeing the biggest wage gains?

Pay for this group is rising faster than the norm, thanks to minimum wage hikes and labor demand

• Jul 2, 2015

New York board backing raise for fast-food workers

After hearing from dozens of workers, panel's chairman says "there needs to be a substantial increase in the hourly wage"

• Jun 29, 2015

This major retailer is boosting its minimum wage, again

Pay raise comes as several retailers, including Walmart, have announced wage hikes and other incentives to attract workers

• Jun 24, 2015

Obama: I'm not "resigned" to inaction on gun laws

President tells U.S. mayors that public opinion needs to shift on the issue of guns, and eventually Congress will catch up

• Jun 19, 2015

​States where minimum wage covers the rent

Rising rents and a lack of affordable housing is leaving low-wage workers with few options for places to live

• Jun 16, 2015

How much will minimum wage hikes hurt restaurants?

Boosting workers' hourly pay could translate into thinner profits for some eateries, Moody's finds

• Jun 12, 2015

Los Angeles moves a step closer to $15 minimum wage

Mayor expected to sign measure into law this weekend, making L.A. largest city in the U.S. to gradually increase to $15 per hour

• Jun 10, 2015

In retail, a race problem hidden in plain sight

Report points to the racial disparity in pay and management opportunities in this growing employment sector

• Jun 4, 2015

Los Angeles City Council approves $15 minimum wage

Pending final vote, city moves to more than double the current federal minimum by 2020

• Jun 3, 2015

California lawmakers vote to raise minimum wage

The proposal comes two years after legislation was passed giving the state one of the highest rates in the nation

• Jun 1, 2015

​Feeling burned by a $15 minimum wage

As American cities enact higher minimum wages, some small business owners are left scrambling

• May 20, 2015

Los Angeles hikes hourly minimum wage to $15

Nation's second-largest city aims to phase in a higher standard of living for some 600,000 low-income workers by 2020

• May 19, 2015

Cuomo bypassing legislature in minimum-wage fight

New York's governor says he's acting to address "a national problem that leaders at all levels of government are grappling with"

• May 7, 2015

Bill aims to hike U.S. minimum wage to $12

It would reach that level in steps by 2020 and phase out the $2.13 basic hourly rate for workers who rely on tips

• May 1, 2015

​CEO taking $70K salary says it's a "sacrifice"

Gravity Payments' Dan Price believes cutting his own $1 million salary is the right move: "I guarantee this will pay off"

• Apr 24, 2015

​Union: Walmart shut 5 stores over labor activism

It's asking the government to force the retail behemoth to rehire 2,200 workers affected by sudden closings

• Apr 20, 2015

Nationwide protests for $15-an-hour

Protestors campaign across the country to increase the nation's minimum wage to $15-an-hour

• Apr 15, 2015
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Does raising workers' minimum to $70K make sense?

Gravity Payments CEO Dan Price made headlines when he cut his salary to raise pay for his workers; economist examines the move

• Apr 15, 2015

If you work here, you'll make at least $70K a year

Gravity Payments' CEO Dan Price sees the CEO-worker pay gap as "absurd," so he's doing something bold about it

• Apr 14, 2015

​Feeling the pain of a $12.25 minimum wage

To cope with a mandated wage hike, some Oakland, California, businesses are raising prices and reducing worker hours

• Apr 10, 2015

Critics see McDonald's pay hike as "McRaise"

The increase, while a good start, doesn't apply to a vast majority of workers, spurring calls for a bigger change

• Apr 2, 2015

McDonald's will beef up its workers' pay

Those employed at company-owned stores -- but not at franchises -- will be earning over $10 an hour by the end of 2016

• Apr 1, 2015

N.J. gas attendants were underpaid, probe shows

U.S. Department of Labor investigation uncovers widespread violations of federal minimum wage rules in the Garden State

• Mar 26, 2015

​McDonald's workers file hazard complaints

OSHA has heard from employees in 19 cities about burns from hot fryers, slippery floors and lack of training

• Mar 16, 2015

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