The push for higher minimum wages continues to be primarily driven by state and local governments with the $7.25 per hour federal minimum wage stagnant since 2009. That figure has stood for nearly two ...

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The new year is rapidly approaching, but will the minimum wage in the state of Illinois be going up in 2026? Under provisions of a law passed in 2019, the state’s minimum wage had increased by $1 per ...

A new book reframes the affordability debate: the problem isn’t just prices alone, but persistently low wages.

SEATTLE — The minimum wage in Washington state and several cities, including Seattle, will go up next week as agencies adjust for inflation. Washington state minimum wage will increase to $16.66 per ...

Back in 1938, the Fair Labor Standards Act led to the first minimum wage of$0.25 per hour. Over time, the federal minimum wage has obviously increased,but it hasn't always kept pace with inflation. As ...

This fall, several provinces across Canada are scheduled to increase their minimum wages. These provincial adjustments follow the federal government’s decision to raise the federal minimum wage to $17 ...

A new bill proposes raising the federal minimum wage to $25 by 2031. Here’s what that could mean for Alabama workers and ...