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Raising the Minimum Wage Is Still a Bad Idea

Obama presented it as a way to help struggling families: “Americans overwhelmingly agree that no one who works full time should ever have to ...

Minimum wage in the United States - Wikipedia

Legislation · The federal minimum wage in the United States has been $7.25 per hour since July 2009, the last time Congress raised it. · Section 14(c) · In the ...

Editorial: It's time to raise federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour

Yet the nation's wage floor has stayed stuck at $7.25 an hour. That is poverty pay, and an increase to the federal minimum wage is long overdue.

Why America's Wages Are Barely Rising | - WBUR

Americans have been waiting for a solid pay raise for years. Maybe there's good news awaiting them as the country employs more people.

State Minimum Wages - National Conference of State Legislatures

Currently, 34 states, territories and districts have minimum wages above the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour.

Raising America's Pay - WTTW News

Raising America's Pay by improving labor market policy and business practices . ... higher wages than at lower wages—the higher the ...

California's fast-food workers are now the highest paid in U.S. with ...

"This is about raising the floor and making sure that $20 being the new minimum wage puts workers on a better economic footing to cover their ...

The Pros and Cons of Raising the Minimum Wage | LendingTree

If Congress passes the Raise the Wage Act of 2023, employers will be responsible for raising wages beyond just those employees making $7.25.

The Public Cost of a Low Federal Minimum Wage

Summary: The Raise the Wage Act, passed by the U.S. House of Representatives in 2019, proposes a national $15 minimum wage to be fully ...

A Plan to Lower Costs and Create an Opportunity Economy

As these new homes are built, the Harris-Walz Administration will also give a historic $25,000 in down-payment assistance to help more Americans ...

Why Should America Raise the Wage? - The Regional

A $15 wage would raise the pay of 32 million workers by 2025, and it would also reduce the unjust pay gap for women and POC in America. In 1968, ...

We Must Raise the Minimum Wage to a Living Wage

It cannot be done. This injustice must end. Low-income workers need a pay raise and the American people want them to get that raise. Poll after ...

Supporting Wage Growth - National League of Cities

Employers can adjust to paying higher wages by increasing prices, accepting reduced profits or adopting strategies like employee cross-training. Once a ...

Raising the Minimum Wage: A Public Policy Conundrum

When, in the first State of the Union speech of his second term, Barack Obama suggested raising the federal minimum wage nearly two dollars, ...

A majority of America's business owners support minimum wage ...

Many states and cities are raising their minimum wage, and most small business owners agree with it, according to new CNBC|SurveyMonkey ...

Division of Labor Standards and Statistics

About the Division. DLSS has two units. Labor Standards investigates, enforces, and issues rules and guidance on labor laws such as: wages & hours ( ...

Will an Increase in the Minimum Wage Give America a Raise? No.

According to Princeton University economics professor Alan S. Blinder, writing in the Wall Street Journal, Kamala Harris is entirely correct ...

Minimum wage in America: How many people are earning $7.25 an ...

How often does Congress increase the federal minimum wage? ... The minimum wage has been raised twenty-two times since 1938's $0.25. We're currently in the ...

Raising America's Pay: Why It's Our Central Economic Policy ...

Raising America's Pay by improving labor market policy and business practices . ... higher wages than at lower wages—the higher the ...

Raising Minimum Wage | The Swamp - Vocal Media

The top two groups receiving minimum wage are minorities and single parents. Minorities such as Hispanics, African Americans, and women make up 75 percent of ...