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U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Missouri) introduced a bill Tuesday with U.S. Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vermont) to raise the federal ...
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The measure would create different baseline hourly-pay levels depending on county size, with Philly reaching $15 by 2026 and smaller rural areas increasing to $12 by 2028.
The delay comes months after commissioners approved a plan to increase minimum wage for county employees to $20 an hour and ...
A handful of states already have minimum wages at or above $15 an hour. Others have rates far below that benchmark.
The man is part of a group of people indicted for allegedly cheating more than two dozen employees out of fair wages.
A chain of Iowa-based Mexican restaurants is being sued by the federal government for allegedly paying some of its workers ...
An array of new laws are set to take effect in California on July 1, 2025. These laws cover everything from minimum wage to ...
In a major move under Budget 2025-26, the Senate Standing Committee approved a proposal to confiscate and destroy all tempered vehicles within 30 days. The committee also recommended increasing the ...
In the largest eviction of a homeless encampment in recent history, around 100 unhoused people were recently forced to vacate Oregon’s Deschutes National Forest – or else face a $5,000 fine and up to ...
Next year’s state pension rise could be smaller than expected as wages slow and the economy takes a downturn. New figures ...