By Diego Areas Munhoz July 7, 2023 Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is prioritizing a bill that would raise the federal minimum wage to $17 per hour, but he’s running into roadblocks inside and outside of the Democratic caucus highlighting the gap lawmakers have struggled to bridge to raise the benchmark over the past decade. The […]
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By Jack O’Connor and Victoria Zamorano June 20, 2023 Minneapolis’ small business minimum wage will increase by one dollar beginning July 1. The city’s minimum wage is increasing to $14.50 per hour for Minneapolis businesses with fewer than 100 employees beginning July 1, the sixth increase in six years. The increase is part of a
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By Heather Cherone June 21, 2023 Nearly a dozen alderpeople — all allies of Mayor Brandon Johnson — launched a concerted effort Wednesday to require all Chicago businesses to pay their workers the same minimum hourly wage, regardless of whether they earn tips. Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa (35th Ward), the mayor’s floor leader, cast the One
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By Peter Hall June 20, 2023 Pennsylvania House lawmakers voted Tuesday to raise the state’s minimum wage after 14 years at $7.25 an hour, the lowest rate allowed under federal law. The measure, which is part of Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro’s budget proposal, is likely to become a bargaining chip as House Democrats and Senate
RYAN DETO June 20, 2023 Allegheny County employees will have a new minimum wage starting next year and that wage will eventually increase to $20 an hour. read more
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