Although the federal minimum wage hasn’t changed in more than 10 years, smaller-scale changes have persisted throughout this year. Whether it’s cities, states or major employers, there has been much ...

The federal minimum wage is $7.25 an hour, a rate that has not gone up since 2009. As the current wage stagnates, its purchasing power erodes against inflation. The average living wage today—defined ...

States that guarantee better pay for their workers have added more jobs in 2021 than states with lower minimum and subminimum wages. A "now hiring" sign at a McDonald's restaurant in Yorba Linda, ...

The federal minimum wage has remained stagnant at $7.25 per hour for the past 12 years. While the U.S. minimum wage was never truly a living wage, over time it has done less to reflect the true value ...

WASHINGTON -- Seeking to fulfill a long-standing Democratic ambition, a coalition of lawmakers introduced a bill on Tuesday that would raise the national minimum wage to $15 an hour. The measure, ...

The federal minimum wage hasn’t budged in 14 years — the longest period in U.S. history. The minimum currently stands at $7.25 an hour, or roughly $15,000 a year, which has led to the rise of ...

EDITOR'S NOTE: The Michigan minimum wage effective Jan. 1, 2021, is $9.65. The rate did not increase this year because unemployment for 2020 exceeded 8.5%. Michigan’s minimum wage rate will next ...

Minnesota's minimum wage is increasing Jan. 1. The minimum wage will be $10.33 an hour for large employers and $8.42 an hour for other state minimum wages. As of Jan. 1, 2021, the large-employer wage ...