Florida voters may boost minimum wage boost to $15 an hour

A quarter of Sunshine State's workforce would get bump in pay if amendment passes, according to one estimate.

• Nov 2, 2020

Trump and Biden on raising minimum wage

In their final presidential debate before Election Day, President Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden sparred over whether to raise the federal minimum wage. Watch their exchange here.

• Oct 22, 2020

Hobby Lobby raising its minimum wage to $17 an hour

Retailer's baseline pay is nearly double the federal minimum wage, which hasn't increased since 2009.

• Sep 15, 2020

It's been 11 years since last time U.S. minimum wage was raised

The cost of living is up 20% since 2009, but the minimum wage hasn't budged, marking the longest period since 1938.

• Jul 24, 2020

Minimum wage hike in 3 states boosts income for battered workers

"When you take care of your team, they take care of the company as well," says one CEO who backs pay raise.

• Jul 1, 2020

Target raising its minimum wage to $15 an hour

The retail giant remained open during the first wave of coronavirus and saw its online sales increase more than 275%.

• Jun 17, 2020

Laid-off servers find they earn too little to get unemployment

Millions of U.S. workers make their living off tips. Now, some are finding they don't qualify for jobless benefits.

• May 28, 2020

Virginia governor seeks to delay minimum wage hike due to coronavirus

The minimum wage in Virginia is set to increase from $7.25 to $9.50 in January 2021.

• Apr 13, 2020

A world of difference in what waiters earn across the U.S.

Tipped workers' wages have been frozen at the federal level for nearly 30 years. States have responded by setting their own.

• Mar 29, 2020

Could raising the minimum wage prevent thousands of suicides?

New research suggests a $1 hike in the U.S. minimum wage could have saved thousands of lives after the recession.

• Jan 10, 2020

New laws in 2020 cover higher wages, the gig economy and more

Twenty-one states are increasing their minimum wage, from Florida to Washington.

• Jan 1, 2020

Here's where workers are getting a pay raise this year

Half of U.S. states are raising their minimum wage this year, benefiting almost 7 million workers, by one estimate.

• Jan 1, 2020

Low-wage workers getting bigger raises than bosses

Wage growth for the lowest-paid workers is now outpacing that of the country's top-earning professionals

• Dec 27, 2019

Conservative TV group hikes minimum wage to $15

TV station owner's move comes within days of pulling commentators, including one who opposed raising federal minimum

• Dec 20, 2019

Almost half of Americans work in low-wage jobs

The low-wage workforce is part of every local U.S. economy, but it takes the biggest toll in the South and West.

• Dec 2, 2019

DoorDash and delivery workers still at odds over pay

Labor group disputes claim by nation's biggest food-delivery app that couriers now earn more than $18 an hour

• Nov 13, 2019

Bank of America hiking minimum wage to $20 an hour

It will be first major U.S. financial institution to crack $20 line, reflecting the tight labor market

• Nov 5, 2019

Illinois increases minimum teacher salaries across the state

Teachers in Illinois can currently have a salary as low as $9,000 — and that hasn't changed since 1980

• Aug 22, 2019

House approves $15 minimum wage for workers

A $15 federal minimum wage would give a raise to 17 million workers and "likely" boost pay for 10 million more, the CBO found this month

• Jul 18, 2019

Hiking minimum wage to $15 would boost pay for up to 27 million, CBO says

The increase would affect more people than work in the entire manufacturing sector, but it could also cause job losses

• Jul 8, 2019

$15 minimum wage: Evidence that it won't mean lost jobs

A new study finds that a House bill hiking the federal base pay wouldn't result in significantly less employment

• Jul 2, 2019

The minimum wage rises July 1 in these places

Minimum wage gets a boost in a handful of cities and states July 1, pushing up pay for tens of thousands of workers

• Jun 28, 2019

Democratic candidates find an easy target in McDonald's pay

Demands for a $15 federal minimum wage and the right to organize are now popular among the party's White House hopefuls

• Jun 20, 2019

The U.S. minimum wage sets a record -- for not rising

Despite a 10-year economic expansion and an 18% rise in the cost of living, the U.S. base pay hasn't budged since 2009

• Jun 15, 2019

Chick-fil-A store owner raises minimum wage to $17

One fast-food outlet in California is giving employees a large bump in pay to entice and retain workers

• Jun 7, 2019

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