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These are the states where the minimum wage is going up in 2023
The hikes are the result of several factors like inflation, state legislation, and ballot measures,…
Bethany Biron
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Walmart will increase minimum wage for all employees to $14 per hour
Walmart's minimum wage for store-level employees is currently $12 per hour. The change will go into…
Ben Tobin
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Ye fired the caretaker of his dilapidated Malibu beach house after forcing him to sleep on the floor, lawsuit says
Ye's caretaker "was sleeping in makeshift conditions, finding empty spaces on the ground and using …
Sonam Sheth
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31 local governments will increase their minimum wage and require $15 or more for the New Year — these maps show where workers are getting a raise
New minimum wage rates will take effect in 21 states on or around January 1, while the federal mini…
Dominick Reuter,Madison Hoff
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Inside the disagreement and inaction in Congress over raising the minimum wage, which hasn't gone up in 12 years
The last time the minimum wage went up, "I Gotta Feeling" topped the charts and "Harry Potter and t…
Juliana Kaplan,Joseph Zeballo…
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If you're not making $14.50 an hour, you probably can't afford to live in any US county
A full-time worker without kids would need to make twice the current minimum wage to live in the US…
Jason Lalljee
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From an $18 hourly wage to the 'new factory town,' Amazon is taking the lead on lifting up America's working class
Amazon's influence on wages and hiring is massive. Congress wasn't able to pass a $15 minimum wage …
Ben Winck
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1 in 7 US businesses raised wages last year because of the pandemic
According to new BLS data, 34% of accommodation and food services establishments increased base wag…
Juliana Kaplan,Madison Hoff
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Instead of a living wage, my job gave me a big bonus — and then it disappeared when I needed it most
My bonus was sometimes enough to effectively double my annual salary, but when it vanished without …
Mandy Shunnarah
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Bernie Sanders says Democrats will try to devise a backdoor to implement a $15 minimum wage after major stimulus setback
Sanders said he would introduce a plan to end tax breaks for large corporations and set up incentiv…
Kelsey Vlamis,Joseph Zeballos…
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Rising wages are a 'feature,' not a bug, of the post-pandemic economy, President Biden says
There's "more than ample room" to raise wages without lifting inflation, Biden added, rebuking clai…
Ben Winck
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A $15 minimum wage in 2025 may not be worth $15 by then. Here's how inflation could take a big bite.
The Raise the Wage Act of 2021 says the minimum wage will be $15 by 2025, but a few states are alre…
Juliana Kaplan,Madison Hoff
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A wonky theory could explain why the minimum wage is stuck at $7.25 an hour
Raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour failed in 2021. The reason why may be Nobel-winning economi…
Hillary Hoffower,Nick Lichten…
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A new Massachusetts proposition pushed by Uber and Lyft could mean some drivers only make $4.82 an hour, study says
The Massachusetts proposal states it will guarantee workers earn 120% of the minimum wage - but res…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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One map shows how much a $15 minimum wage would be worth in every state
The value of $15 really depends on where you live, since it is more expensive to live in some state…
Juliana Kaplan,Madison Hoff
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Construction workers who helped build Tesla's gigafactory in Austin file complaints claiming unpaid wages and fake workplace safety certifications
Construction workers at Tesla's Texas factory claim they weren't given proper safety training and n…
Aaron Mok
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The GOP just slashed $30 billion from the new bipartisan infrastructure deal they struck with Biden
The deal will drop a proposed public-private partnership to fund new projects and reduce the amount…
Joseph Zeballos-Roig
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Kanye West doesn't let students at Donda Academy use the second floor because he's afraid of stairs, former staff allege
Two women who once worked at Donda Academy filed a discrimination suit against Ye and his private s…
Rebecca Cohen,Ashley Collman,…
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DC and Nebraska just voted to give minimum wage workers a raise. This map shows how much all 50 states pay.
Midterms this year represented a victory for workers in Nebraska, whose minimum wage will go up to …