Ride-share companies oppose the bill and are urging the Minnesota governor to veto it. Backers say it’s crucial to provide a living wage and basic employee protections. Read More

By Larry Block May 12, 2023 West Hollywood’s minimum wage ordinance, adopted on November 15, 2021, applied the minimum wage that was adopted for hotel workers to all employees within the City of West Hollywood. However, it has led to many business closures, including one outspoken business owner of the Chop Stop ETVUD. When the

By Tonya R. Foley and Charles R. Bacharach May 11 2023 Minimum Wage Increase to $15 Effective January 1, 2024 In 2019 Maryland passed legislation that would gradually increase the minimum wage from $11.00 per hour to $15 per hour by January 1, 2025.  During the 2023 General Assembly session, the legislature passed the Fair

By Bruce Mikells May 12, 2023 Louisiana workers who are hoping to see an increase in their compensation for jobs well done still have a glimmer of hope that maybe, just maybe that compensation will be increasing. Earlier this week we told you the story of legislation in the Louisiana House that would raise the

By David Robinson May 12, 2023 New York’s minimum wage – which has increased by at least 70 cents an hour during each of the last 10 years –  will have one more increase of that magnitude coming next year. After that, the upstate minimum wage will rise by 50 cents an hour during each

By Morgan Phillips May 4, 2023 Sen. Bernie Sanders proposed a bill raising the minimum wage by more than $10 on Thursday. His legislation would enact a $17 minimum wage, up from the $15 he proposed in 2021 and way up from the current $7.25 national minimum wage.      The Vermont Independent said the committee he