Closing The Wage Gap

What the minimum wage can tell us about the future of the U.S. child care system

Sam Abbott / NOVEMBER 1, 2023 The U.S. child care market is plagued by a math problem. Families in the United States are stretched thin, dedicating substantial portions of their household budgets to child care expenses. Yet many child care workers find themselves among the lowest earners in the U.S. labor market.  read me

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California Supreme Court ends Disneyland’s fight against Anaheim wage law

by Gabriel San Román, Oct 25, 2023 The California Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal from Disney as to whether an Anaheim wage law applies to its lowest-paid theme park workers —setting the stage for the Disneyland resort to boost wages for many of its workers. Over the summer, the state’s 4th District

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Washington State Minimum Wage Moving up to $16.28 Per Hour

by Associated Press, October 2, 2023 SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state’s minimum wage will increase 54 cents to $16.28 an hour next year. The Washington Department of Labor and Industries made the announcement Friday, The Seattle Times reported. A full-time worker making that wage would earn nearly $34,000 per year. The 3.37% increase is a

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California Gov. Newsom signs law to slowly raise health care workers’ minimum wage to $25 per hour

by Adam Beam, Oct 13, 2023 California will raise the minimum wage for health care workers to $25 per hour over the next decade under a new law Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Friday. The new law is the second minimum wage increase Newsom has signed. Last month, he signed a law raising the minimum

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