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

By: Colin Jackson – Michigan Radio – July 26, 2022 Leaders of a campaign to boost Michigan’s minimum wage say they’ve turned in around 610,000 petition signatures in hopes of getting the proposal on the November 2024 ballot. If passed, the initiative from the group One Fair Wage would require Michigan employers to pay both

By: CBS Chicago – July 26, 2022 Police arrested several drivers as they blocked the road late Tuesday. CBS 2’s Marybel González reports. (Read more)

By: Marc Schollett – Up North Live – July 21, 2022 GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) — Getting a pay raise is usually a really good thing. Getting a raise that boost your hourly rate by 200 percent is pretty phenomenal. But that raise may not actually be good news for hundreds of northern Michigan

By: Taylor Kovar – The Pampa News – July 21, 2022 Hey Taylor – All this talk about hiking the minimum wage up to $15 an hour. On the one hand, I see the need for a good wage. On the other, I’m not sure about that being mandated. What are your thoughts? Hey Jim – This has