Closing the Wage Gap
Read more about efforts to reverse income inequality.
Getting Ahead: Raising Minimum Wage
November 21, 2022 | By: Patricia Jones | Star-Herald Last week, Nebraskans voted for a state Constitutional amendment to raise the minimum wage. Our current minimum wage of $9.00 an hour will increase in increments to $15.00 an hour by 2026. This vote means that more than 10,000 residents, including 3,500 children, will be lifted
Foreign Trade Competition Has Hurt Black and Disadvantaged Workers Most, Report Says
November 15, 2022 | By: Ana Swanson | The New York Times A government trade agency report suggested that the impact of trade policy differed for workers depending on their race and socioeconomic status. Offshoring to countries like China has led to economic disruptions in the United States that have had more dramatic effects on people
Massachusetts Minimum Wage Workers To Get Automatic Pay Raise
Published: November 15, 2022 By: Barry Richard It seems as though everything is going up these days, including the minimum wage in Massachusetts. If you earn the minimum wage in the Bay State, your hourly pay rate will likely increase as of January 1. The Massachusetts minimum wage for non-tipped employees will go from $14.25
8 states and D.C. will make sure wages go up when inflation does—see where pay is rising
Published Fri, Nov 11 2022 By Kamaron McNair The economy may have been top of mind for voters across the country, but in Nebraska, Nevada and the District of Columbia, voters were able to directly impact people’s paychecks with measures to increase the areas’ minimum wages. In Nebraska, initiative 433 — which nearly 60% of voters approved
The Biden-Harris Administration Advances Equity and Opportunity for Black Americans and Communities Across the Country
NOVEMBER 06, 2022 The White House – Briefing Room Advancing Equitable Employment Outcomes and Boosting Wages for Black Federal Workers. On June 25, 2021, President Biden signed an Executive Order on Advancing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) in the Federal Workforce. This Executive Order launched a whole-of-government initiative to cultivate a federal workforce that
Voters approve Medicaid expansion and a minimum wage increase in these states
By Tami Luhby, CNN Updated 11:34 PM EST, Fri November 11, 2022 (CNN) — Voters in several states have approved progressive measures that could not get through a Democratic-led Congress or Republican-dominated statehouses. More low-income South Dakota residents will have access to Medicaid, and Arizona residents with medical debt will get more protections. Minimum wage workers