The Labor Department set the minimum wage for federal contractors to $13.65 per hour, after President Donald Trump canceled a ...

A $15-an-hour minimum wage could save Pennsylvania $300 million in Medicaid costs, Governor Josh Shapiro said.

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With its minimum wage frozen at $7.25 since 2009, Wisconsin lags most states, shrinking the buying power of the lowest-wage workers while fueling debate over economic trade-offs.

The Labor Department has proposed rescinding an Obama-era rule that gave home care workers the right to overtime pay and ...

Student loans: The Trump administration said Friday that it would temporarily delay forced collections from people who defaulted on their student loans, including wage garnishment. It also means that ...

Santa Fe adopted a new law increasing the local minimum wage and tying it to inflation and housing costs. The wage will be updated annually. It’s the first jurisdiction in the country to explicitly ...

As of January 1, New York State’s minimum wage for Upstate is $16.00 up from $15.50. New York State’s minimum wage was the same as the Federal minimum wage of $7.25 as recently as 2013, 13 years ago.

The wage increases hit major QSR markets hardest. California's minimum wage increased to $16.50 per hour, with fast-food workers at $20/hour. New York increased to $16.50 per hour in NYC, Long Island, ...

Labor Commissioner Dante Bartolomeo speaks about Connecticut’s minimum wage on Pratt Street in Hartford on Jan. 8, 2026. Credit: Donald Eng / CTNewsJunkie HARTFORD, CT — Workers earning minimum wage ...

HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Standing in the middle of Hartford’s trendy Pratt Street, Gov. Ned Lamont (D) lauded the latest hike of Connecticut’s minimum wage — a 59 cent increase triggered by ...

New Jersey’s minimum wage rose again last week to $15.92 from $15.49, further extending the already double lead over Pennsylvania, writes Ariana Perez-Castells for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The new ...