minimum wage hike

City leaders urge lawmakers to freeze minimum wage hike amid coronavirus

By Kara Biernat March 27, 2020 A call from Quincy city leaders to push back the minimum wage increases in Illinois, set to go into effect in July. They said this is just another way to help businesses through what they’re calling a health and economic crisis. At TCBY, employees said due to the coronavirus, Read More

Burlingame weighing minimum wage hike

Closing The Wage Gap / By Karl Kramer

By Austin Walsh February 8, 2020 Attempting to keep pace with pay hikes paid across the Peninsula and eventually the rest of California, Burlingame officials laid the groundwork for increasing the city’s minimum wage. The Burlingame City Council discussed Monday, Feb. 3, plans to raise the local rate by the start of next year, moving Read More