Seventeen states forbid local governments to set an hourly minimum wage above the federal minimum of $7.25 set in 2009. Affordability has become a buzzword for good reason. One in four households are ...

January marked a change in payroll across the United States. Nineteen states increased their minimum wage on the first of the year, and three more are expected to see increases later in the year.

Nineteen states are raising their minimum wage this year. Washington State and New York have the highest minimum wages among the other states. The current federal minimum wage is $7.25 an hour.

Virginia lawmakers approved legislation that will raise the state’s minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2028.

Connecticut's minimum wage, having been indexed to inflation since 2019, rose to $16.94 per hour this month and was celebrated by Gov. Ned Lamont and state Labor Commissioner Dante Bartolomeo. The ...