The federal minimum wage in the United States has remained at $7.25 per hour since July 24, 2009, as established by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Despite the passage of time ...

During a presidential primary debate in 2016, Donald Trump disgracefully opposed raising the minimum wage. Trump stated, "They have to work really hard." ...

Speaking with guest Senator Bernie Sanders, Rogan said the minimum wage in the U.S. is "ridiculous" and "insane." ...

On July 1, 2025, several states in the U.S. implemented a minimum wage increase, impacting over 880,000 workers. While not ...

The reversal reflected a growing struggle over the use of ballot measures to answer policy questions in Republican-led states ...

In the United States, the federal minimum wage has remained at $7.25 per hour since 2009. However, many states have taken the initiative to set their own minimum rates, adapting th ...

The minimum wage is falling further and further behind the rising cost of living. The federal minimum wage peaked in buying ...

SEATTLE — Seattle’s minimum wage is set to increase to $20.76 an hour on Jan. 1, making it one of the highest in the country. Though many workers and advocates are celebrating the wage hike ...

The D.C. Council has given preliminary approval to the 2026 budget. The vote involved wrestling with some very big issues, ...

The wage plan came after a grand bargain between then-Mayor Ed Murray and the council for a phased in raising of the minimum wage to $19.97 for most employees this year.

While Georgia and Wyoming have the lowest state minimum wages in the U.S. at $5.15 per hour, most workers are still protected ...

In the past encyclicals of Pope Francis, he wrote that every family is entitled to a living wage. Here in the Philippines, researchers at IBON calculate that a family living wage covering food, ...