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California's $20 minimum wage for fast-food workers could make burgers and chicken so expensive that people just buy more groceries instead
Diners could be put off from eating out when fast-food prices in California go up in the spring und…
Grace Dean
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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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Minimum-wage workers in Turkey just got a 49% pay rise, but they're probably not that happy about it
Turkey's Labor Minister Vedat Isikhan announced the country's minimum wage will increase 49% to 17,…
Lindsay Dodgson
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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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Female beedi rollers from Farakka suffer from TB and 'lower-than-minimum' wages
Kashmeera Biwi (50) has a persistent cough and cold, but it comes as no surprise considering tha…
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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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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 Zeballo…
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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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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.…
Juliana Kaplan,Ayelet Sheffey…
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An East Coast restaurant chain has been ordered to pay $11.4 million back to more than 1,300 employees over claims it paid staff below minimum wage
Some Plaza Azteca restaurants paid set wages regardless of how many hours they worked, which could…
Grace Dean
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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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DoorDash, UberEats, and Grubhub sue New York City over a new $18 an hour minimum wage for delivery drivers
Some drivers at DoorDash and Grubhub supported the New York City pay bump, but others say it will a…
Jennifer Ortakales Dawkins,Wi…
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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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Uber and DoorDash warn of huge changes when New York City adopts its new $18 minimum wage for delivery workers
Uber and DoorDash say New York City's $18 minimum wage for food delivery workers could change how t…
Gloria Dawson
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Lyft threatens to exit Minneapolis if the city raises the minimum wage for drivers, claiming prices could double and 'only the most wealthy could still afford a ride'
Uber echoed Lyft by saying it would have no choice but to greatly reduce service, and possibly shut…
Kai Xiang Teo
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Results: Nevadans approve Question 2 to increase the minimum wage to $12
Nevada residents voted to increase the minimum wage to $12 and stop inflation-based wage increases.
Hannah Getahun
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Question 2: Nevada could vote to increase the minimum wage to $12
Nevada residents could vote to increase the minimum wage to $12 and stop inflation-based wage incre…
Hannah Getahun
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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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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…