The Los Angeles City Council on Wednesday postponed a vote on a major boost to wages…
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Why did California’s minimum-wage boost fail?
Californians, who have historically supported efforts to raise the minimum wage, were not swayed this time…
California voters reject measure that would have raised minimum wage to nation-high $18 per hour
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Voters in California have rejected a ballot measure that would have raised the…
Should the minimum wage be lower for workers who get tipped? Two states are set to decide
Mel Nichols, a 37-year-old bartender in Phoenix, Arizona, takes home anywhere from $30 to $50 an…
California health care workers get a pay bump under a new minimum wage law
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Some of the lowest-paid health care workers in California will get a pay…
Hiltzik: Did California’s $20 minimum wage in fast food kill jobs? No
Which of California’s economic initiatives droves conservatives batty the most? No question: It’s the state’s $20…
Los Angeles should hike hotel and airport workers’ pay, report says
A proposal by City Council members to raise the minimum wages of workers at large hotels…
Hiltzik: Whose tips policy is better for workers, Trump’s or Harris’?
Every four years, the just-toss-an-idea-out-there phase of the presidential race precedes the serious campaigning that starts…
Michigan Supreme Court restores minimum wage and sick leave laws reversed by Republicans years ago
DETROIT — The Michigan Supreme Court overruled the Legislature on Wednesday, reinstating major changes to the…
Nigeria more than doubles the minimum wage for government workers after strikes and negotiations
ABUJA, Nigeria — Public sector workers in Nigeria on the minimum wage will see their salaries…