Poland’s government announced plans to raise the minimum wage by 18% as of January in its latest election campaign promise that will add to cost pressures and may erode the economy’s competitiveness.
On Tuesday, the state’s Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development held hearings for bills in both chambers that ...
BOSTON (SHNS) – Sen. Jason Lewis was a co-chair of the Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development in 2018 and negotiated the law Gov. Charlie Baker signed that year ordering the state’s ...
The increase in 2024 will be followed by 50 cent hikes in 2025 and 2026. Those increases will bring the minimum wage to $17 in the New York City area and $16 an hour in Upstate New York, up about 12.7 ...
ALBANY – Progressive groups and Democratic lawmakers gathered at the state Capitol Wednesday morning to urge Gov. Kathy Hochul and legislative leaders to reject a proposal to raise the state’s ...
KING COUNTY, Wash. — King County Councilmember Girmay Zahilay introduced a proposal this week to raise the minimum wage in unincorporated parts of the county to $18.99 an hour. If passed, the ...
SACRAMENTO -- Most fast food workers in California would be paid at least $20 per hour next year under a new bill in the state Legislature aimed at ending a standoff between the industry and labor ...
Pence’s Populism Speech Was Admirable, but It Misidentified the Target Bill Richardson: Another Clinton-Era Democrat Exits I had a lot of summer jobs. I was a foot messenger in New York for a ...
Today, we salute the backbone of our nation — its workers. If we did not recognize their value before, COVID-19 offered an education in appreciation. “Essential” workers remained on the job ...
A proposal to bring the minimum wage for tipped workers in Chicago up to the citywide standard passed through a City Council ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration and the Illinois Restaurant Association struck a compromise Wednesday to raise tipped ...
Alabama is one of a handful of Southern states that doesn’t have a minimum wage. Instead, the federal minimum wage of $7.25 applies as long as the employer is subject to the Fair Labor Standards ...
