Closing The Wage Gap

By SPECTRUM NEWS STAFF OCT. 29, 2019 CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A Charlotte restaurant owner will now pay employees a “living wage” instead of just minimum wage. Jeff Tonidandel pays $12.37 to all employees who are not tipped The state and federal wage is $7.25 He says some products at his restaurant may increase by a […]

By WLWT Digital Staff Oct 29, 2019 CINCINNATI — Fifth Third Bancorp has officially raised its minimum wage to $18. The Cincinnati-headquartered bank announced in August it will increase its minimum wage for approximately 4,900 employees. That minimum wage hike went into effect Monday. With this increase, Fifth Third will have raised its minimum hourly

By Zac Anderson Oct 29, 2019 Florida for a Fair Wage announced it has collected 766,260 signatures; the next step is court review The group pushing for a constitutional amendment that would increase Florida’s minimum wage to $15 an hour announced Tuesday that it has met the signature requirement to get on the 2020 ballot.

By Anna Wood October 31, 2019 Vermont’s minimum wage will increase by 18 cents on Jan. 1, 2020, bringing the hourly wage to $10.96. The tipped wage, for state employees that receive the majority of their earnings through tips, will increase up $5.48, an increase of 9 cents. In 2014, the state passed Act 176,

by SaharaReporters, New York Oct 29, 2019 The state governors have, through the forum, said they would not pay beyond their individual capacity. The labour unions in Nigeria have disagreed with the Nigeria Governors’ Forum on the implementation of the N30,000 minimum wage across the state. The state governors have, through the forum, said they