The 36th Legislature on Monday approved a phased increase in the Virgin Islands' minimum wage and advanced a $4 million ...

In 2026, nearly two dozen U.S. states will raise their minimum wage, benefiting millions of workers as living costs continue ...

In the Great Lakes region, Michigan ranks third, behind $16 an hour in New York and $15 an hour in Illinois. Indiana and ...

In 1997, the federal minimum wage was $5.15 an hour, so if you worked a 40-hour week, that's $824 a month, meaning that $155 ...

But even accounting for such variances, it’s clear that any reasonable assessments of living wages in Texas cities, including ...

Missouri workers are starting 2026 with a higher minimum wage, as voter-approved "Proposition A" goes into effect.

Organizers want one minimum wage in Michigan, not the current system that will let employers pay tipped workers half of what ...

Telluride Ski Resort patrollers are striking for higher wages, part of a movement across the West in communities that have ...

“If you think the cost of living in the Virgin Islands is high today, wait until we implement the increase in minimum wage.” ...

Supporters, though, said the minimum was still far from providing a living wage, defined as the minimum wage necessary for a worker to meet their basic needs.

Nineteen states raised their minimum wage in January. Almost as many are keeping it at the federal level of $7.25 set in 2009 ...

In a moment when politicians of both parties are accusing the others of being out-of-step with everyday people, Thursday was ...