Costco this week raised its starting wage for hourly store workers in the United States for the second time this year as businesses hike pay to draw and retain workers amid a labor shortage. Costco ...

Working in fast food can often be a challenging and tiring endeavor, with wages typically being less than competitive and full-time hours hard to come by. Now, according to a LendingTree survey, it ...

Raising the minimum wage can increase the number of “good jobs” in the labor market, according to a new analysis from the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). "Good jobs" are defined as those ...

Twenty-one states have raised their minimum wage in 2025, affecting more than nine million workers and thousands of employers. And there may be more to come: From Connecticut to Virginia, Democrats ...

Fast-food job losses in California spiked after passage of the $20 minimum wage for some workers, according to a new study. A Berkeley Research Group study discovered not only were there 10,700 jobs ...

In 2026, minimum wage will rise to $17 per hour in New York City, Westchester County, and Long Island. For others across the ...

Back in 1938, the Fair Labor Standards Act led to the first minimum wage of $0.25 per hour. Over time, the federal minimum wage has obviously increased — but it hasn't always kept pace with inflation.

The Miller Nichols Library on the University of Missouri-Kansas City campus. Some students working in campus jobs such as at libraries or recreation centers make less than Missouri minimum wage ...

Democrats may not have pulled off the political upset of the 21st century in the recent special election in Tennessee, but ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1228 into law in September 2023, which established a Fast Food Council within California's Department of Industrial Relations and increased the ...