Key Takeaways Raising the minimum wage might increase the number of “good jobs” that provide solid benefits, reasonable ...

PROVIDENCE – The General Assembly's perennial debate over the minimum wage and its many permutations got its first major airing of the session on Wednesday, as House and Senate committees mostly heard ...

It dawned on me while watching news coverage of the recent quick-service strikes calling for a $15 minimum wage that the foodservice industry needs to educate its employees and the public about the ...

A new Rasmussen Reports survey reveals that 40% of Americans now believe the minimum wage should be at least $15 an hour, up from 36% a year ago. That’s a strong sentiment. After all, who doesn’t want ...

Oklahoma voters will head to the polls next June to decide whether or not the minimum wage should increase for the first time ...

Recent research suggests that wages below legally established minimum wages are surprisingly prevalent. This column reviews ‘wage theft’ in the US and its impact on the wage gains workers might ...

In a significant move towards economic equity, New Jersey is set to increase its minimum wage to $15.92 per hour starting January 2026. This adjustment, announced by the New Jersey Department of Labor ...

Despite it being widely known by anyone who can think two steps ahead that price controls have negative consequences, politicians can’t help but continue to promote price controls as policy. With ...

Twenty-one states will raise their minimum wages on Jan. 1, according to the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute, and the tenor of the news stories is that this boost to worker paychecks is an ...