Closing The Wage Gap

Around one in 20 UK workers say they are not receiving any paid holiday allowance, a violation that costs Britain’s workforce as much in lost pay as illegally low wages, according to new analysis by the Resolution Foundation. The analysis, based on official surveys, looks into breaches of the law that requires all workers except […]

Menlo Park City Council is moving toward a $15 an hour minimum wage, though companies with union contracts will be able to ignore the new law. On Tuesday (Sept. 10) the council voted 4-1, with Councilwoman Catherine Carlton abstaining, to have employers workers at least $15 an hour starting Jan. 1. Carlton said she supports

HILLSIDE, Ill. — A proposal sponsored by state Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Hillside, to increase the minimum salary for Illinois teachers was recently signed into law. “Teachers dedicate their lives to creating a brighter future for our children and they deserve fair compensation for their work,” Welch said. “The current salary structure makes it difficult

The House of Representatives recently passed a bill to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour. While the Democrats who control the House talk about looking out for the little guy, one group would be decimated by a $15 an hour minimum wage – the Differently Abled. Advocate and Dad Eric Wilson talks about

There’s a little-known and less-understood proposal to increase Florida’s minimum wage from the current $8.46 to $15 by 2026. The initiative, known as the $15 Minimum Wage Initiative (Initiative #18-01), could appear on the November 2020 ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment. If approved by voters, the initiative could substantially reshape if and how businesses