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Many drivers for Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash are earning well below minimum wage, even with tips, a new paper finds
Many gig drivers earn less than local minimum wage after expenses, some earning just 40 cents an ho…
Noah Sheidlower,Jacob Zinkula
1 min read
McDonalds is bringing back bagels to boost California sales after state minimum wage hike
McDonald's franchisees in California have said price increases alone won't cover the cost of the st…
Dominick Reuter
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California is putting up minimum wages to $20 an hour for fast-food chains – and it's likely going to drive up wages in other industries, too
Restaurants and stores compete for labor. If McDonald's and Chipotle pay more, that little coffee s…
Grace Dean
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I left my $90K job to take care of my mom full-time. Now I make less than minimum wage.
Alma Valencia, a primary carer for her mom, left full-time work to become a state-paid carer, highl…
Jane Ridley
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Biden's promised economic agenda remains stalled, from student-debt relief to a minimum-wage hike and beyond
From student-loan relief to reversing Trump's tax cuts, Biden's 2020 economic agenda remains large…
Laura Italiano
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Minimum wage workers in 22 states will get a raise at the start of 2024. Here's every state hiking their pay.
Minimum wage workers in New York, Ohio, Maine, and many other states will see pay increases on Janu…
Juliana Kaplan,Madison Hoff
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In-N-Out just opened its first restaurant in Idaho. And it's paying workers 141% above the state's minimum wage.
In-N-Out opens first Idaho location with high employee wages. It's one of three planned in the stat…
Nancy Luna
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John Fetterman slams outdated minimum wage laws that force people to live on $7.25 an hour
The Pennsylvania Democrat needled his GOP opponent Dr. Oz over the minimum wage. Fetterman supports…
Juliana Kaplan,Joseph Zeballos-Roig
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Nearly 400,000 federal contractors will get paid $15 an hour starting this weekend. Biden's labor secretary says there's 'no question' it'll cut down on labor shortages.
"It's a good worker policy, and it's a good investment," Labor Secretary Marty Walsh told Insider.
Juliana Kaplan
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California could get an $18 minimum wage. Experts outline how it could get rid of worker shortages and cause a 'ripple effect' throughout the country.
"Workers aren't going to come back for anything less than a guarantee of a permanent wage increase,…
Juliana Kaplan
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Biden just gave over 300,000 workers a raise to $15 an hour
Any company that has a contract with the federal government will have to pay workers on those proje…
Juliana Kaplan
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Democrats want to make the minimum wage $17 an hour and give nearly 28 million workers a raise
Sen. Bernie Sanders is once again calling for a higher federal minimum wage. The current rate has b…
Juliana Kaplan,Eliza Relman
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Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf reportedly said it was 'embarrassing' the state minimum wage has been $7.25 for more than a decade
Pennsylvania hasn't raised its minimum wage since adopting the $7.25 an hour federal minimum wage i…
Grace Dean
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The $7.25 minimum wage is 13 years old — inflation has made it worth less than it's been in decades
It's been so long since Congress last raised the federal minimum wage that it's ready for its bar m…
Juliana Kaplan,Joseph Zeballos-Roig,Madison Hoff
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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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Kyrsten Sinema's hometown is about to raise the minimum wage to $15 - a measure the Arizona senator voted against
Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema made a splash when she dramatically voted against a $15 federal mini…
Juliana Kaplan
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Big retailers are finally on board with $15 minimum wages, but the pandemic revealed that workers need a lot more from their employers
The federal minimum wage has sat at $7.25 per hour since 2009. Experts and advocates say that's no …
Áine Cain
3 mins read
School districts in California are worried about cafeteria workers fleeing to fast-food chains to get $20-an-hour wages
School districts have chronic problems with recruiting and retaining staff, partly because of low w…
Grace Dean
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Restaurant and grocery store workers are now earning over $15 an hour on average
The Washington Post noted that restaurant workers have seen average earnings rise from $13.86 in Fe…
Juliana Kaplan,Madison Hoff
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Bernie Sanders just introduced a bill that would raise the minimum wage to $17 an hour
"There are millions of workers in this country who are working literally on starvation wages," Sen.…