In 2026, minimum wage will vary sharply nationwide, with some states raising pay, others already offering higher rates, and many still at the federal $7.25 rate.

Michael Green, Chief Strategist and Portfolio Manager at Simplify Asset Management, wrote a provocative Substack essay, Part 1: My Life Is A Lie, that is sparking a debate among economists and raising ...

Rachel Reeves has vowed to put more money in worker's pockets as she set out wage rises for millions of the low-paid staff. The Chancellor confirmed pay hikes for around 2.7 million workers from next ...

India on Friday implemented four major labour codes that guarantee minimum wages, gratuity, and social security for over 400 million workers, in what the government says is a modernization of ...

It is easy to see why politicians like raising the minimum wage. Short of cash yet keen to fight inequality, they have seized on a tool of redistribution that costs governments little and wins votes.

Paychecks could be on the line in New York City's upcoming mayoral election. Democratic nominee and front-runner Zohran Mamdani has proposed nearly doubling the local minimum wage to $30 by 2030, ...

The minimum wage for workers in Seattle and Washington state is going up. The state minimum wage will rise 2.8%, from $16.66 per hour to $17.13, on Jan. 1, the Washington State Department of Labor and ...

New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani's plan for a $30 an hour minimum wage could make it harder for Americans to access entry-level jobs by speeding up automation. Mamdani, the 33-year-old ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Those making the federal minimum wage in Kentucky fall below the poverty line. That's according to the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy. Dustin Pugel, the center's policy ...

KENTUCKY (WKYT) - Research by the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy shows Kentucky’s minimum wage of $7.25 an hour is below the poverty line. The article from the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy ...

(LEX 18) — A recent report from a non-partisan, independent organization looked at the state of minimum wage in Kentucky. According to the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy, never before had it been ...

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