By Randy Richmond November 5, 2019 Londoners need to make $16.20 an hour just to get by, according to the latest living wage calculations. But that won’t allow people to save money or pay down debt. And in the midst of a jobs, housing and poverty crisis in the city, a network that encouraged employers

By: Jennifer Kovaleski Nov 04, 2019 DENVER — Colorado lawmakers passed a law last spring that gave cities and counties, for the first time, the power to set their own minimum wage. Denver is the first city to propose a hike under the new law, and Mayor Michael Hancock and Councilwoman Robin Kniech on Monday

By Evelina Nedlund November 4, 2019 New York (CNN Business)The American job market remains tight, and banks are scrambling to find people who want to work at their branches. That’s why Bank of America is raising its minimum wage to $20 an hour in 2020 — a year earlier than expected. Bank of America (BAC)

By Nelson D. Schwartz Labor unions and community groups are pursuing an increasingly successful strategy to force employers to pay their workers more: minimum wages for specific occupations and industries. The effort has resulted in several noteworthy victories recently — mandatory pay of up to $20 an hour for hotel workers in Oakland, and raises

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