Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Millions of Americans will see their pay increase in the new year, with nearly 20 states set to enact minimum wage hikes across ...

Minimum wage will increase across much of the country in 2026, with raises scheduled in dozens of states, cities and counties as inflation and rising living costs continue to pressure workers’ ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A view of the State Capitol in Hartford, Conn., on June 3, 2025. Connecticut's minimum hourly wage will increase from $16.35 to ...

The push for higher minimum wages continues to be primarily driven by state and local governments with the $7.25 per hour federal minimum wage stagnant since 2009. That figure has stood for nearly two ...

The federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour has not budged since 2009, essentially leaving it to states to set meaningful minimum wage increases. Money; Getty Images Minimum-wage workers in 19 states ...

Workers at franchised fast food restaurants got a big pay bump about two years ago. A UC Santa Cruz economics researcher suggests that may have come with a side of unintended consequences.

New York minimum wage proposal would raise pay to $30 an hour by 2030. Here’s how the plan would work and who it impacts.

Alexandra Simon is a digital content producer at CBS Philadelphia. Alex started her career at CBS21 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania before joining KARE 11 News in Minneapolis, where she covered breaking ...

Raises in minimum wage went into effect New Year's Day for dozens of cities throughout the Bay Area. The statewide minimum wage rose to $16.90 from $16.50, but many cities in the Bay Area have ...

Connecticut workers have long benefited from some of the most competitive wages in the country. This week, many of them will get another raise. The state will enact on Thursday the latest increase in ...