by Andrew Mark Miller, February 13, 2024 A Monday night debate in California between several candidates vying for an open Senate seat included a question about raising the minimum wage to $50, an idea that one Democrat candidate has floated. “In the Bay Area, I believe it was the United Way that came out with Read More
by Sydaija Smalls, Dec. 1, 2023 CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCIV) — Democratic presidential candidate Marianne Williamson had a packed day campaigning in the Lowcountry Friday. It started with a lunch at a Mount Pleasant real estate office, where she heard from supporters as she worked to secure the South Carolinian vote. “When was the last Read More
by Wake County Government, Dec. 1, 2023 Interest rates, rent, the cost of food – they’re all up. Inflation impacts everyone, but residents who don’t currently earn a living wage, which in Wake County is less than $43,971annually, are struggling to survive financially. Since 2015, Wake County has chosen to pay its employees a living Read More
By The Associated Press, Dec. 1, 2023 MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s president said Friday the country’s minimum wage will rise by 20% in 2024, to the equivalent of about $14.25 per day. About one-third of Mexico’s registered workers report earning the minimum wage, which will amount to about $1.75 per hour starting Jan. 1. In Read More
By Daniel Wiessner, Dec. 1, 2023 Dec 1 (Reuters) – A New York state appeals court has turned away a challenge by Uber Technologies Inc and other companies to New York City’s novel minimum wage law for app-based delivery workers, allowing it to take effect. The Manhattan-based Appellate Division, First Department on Thursday denied appeals Read More
