By: Colin Jackson – Michigan Radio – July 30, 2022 Michigan residents will have to wait to see a raise in the minimum wage following a court order Friday. A state Court of Claims ruling last week restored a law that lays out a schedule for increasing Michigan’s minimum wage, but Friday’s ruling delays its

By: The Hill – Youtube – July 29, 2022 Anti-poverty advocate Joe Sanberg discusses the importance of California passing the Living Wage Act, which would raise minimum wage to $18 per hour in the state. (Read more)

By: Paul Constant – July 28, 2022 Last Sunday marked the 13th anniversary of the day that the federal minimum wage increased to $7.25, where it’s remained today. This is by far the longest period without a federal minimum-wage increase since the wage was established in 1938. And because that number has stayed stuck while prices

By: Alex Dominguez – July 28, 2022 DOWNEY – Downey’s City Council received an update Tuesday on the implementation of the healthcare worker minimum wage passed two weeks ago. The City Council voted 4-0 on July 12 to implement a $25 per hour minimum wage for eligible healthcare workers working in the city’s private hospitals,

By: Taylor Bell – Yahoo! Finance – July 28, 2022 Although minimum wage is not nearly as low as it used to be, America still has a long way to go when it comes to compensating its workers. The federal minimum wage is currently at $7.25, a number that has stayed the same since 2009.

By: Cadrene Heslop – July 26, 2022 Last Sunday was the anniversary of the most recent minimum wage increase. Thus, it has been 13 years since the federal minimum wage moved. This period is the longest in history without a raise. The federal minimum wage was at its peak purchasing power in 1968. The amount paid in