Latest Minimum wage News

Things to know about Uber and Lyft saying they will halt ride-hailing services in Minneapolis

Mar. 15, 2024 17:57 PM EDT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Lyft and Uber have said they will halt operations in Minneapolis because of a new city ordinance that increase wages for app-based drivers, the latest salvo in a longtime fight between gig economy workers and the tech giants. The city’s council vote Thursday...

Gov. Gavin Newsom's campaign donor says his Panera Bread restaurants will follow minimum wage law

Mar. 06, 2024 20:24 PM EST

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A wealthy campaign donor of California Gov. Gavin Newsom said the Panera Bread restaurants he owns will start paying workers at least $20 an hour on April 1 after controversy over whether a new state minimum wage law for fast food workers applies to his businesses. ...

California governor pushes back against criticism of fast food minimum wage law

Feb. 29, 2024 21:36 PM EST

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration has denied a news report that he pushed for an exception to the state's new fast-food minimum wage law that benefits a wealthy campaign donor. California's minimum wage is $16 per hour. But starting April 1,...

Editorial Roundup: New York

Feb. 15, 2024 07:24 AM EST

Albany Times Union. February 9, 2024. Editorial: Bail laws not always to blame Statistics show that New York’s judges have abundant options for alleged wrongdoers, but aren’t always using them. The latest panic related to the criminal justice...

Kansas is poised to expand tax credit for helping disabled workers after debate over low pay

Feb. 02, 2024 14:01 PM EST

Kansas is poised to expand an income tax credit for goods and services purchased from companies and nonprofits employing disabled workers, a year after a debate over how much the state should buck a national trend against paying those workers below the minimum wage. A bill approved...

The Empire State rings in the new year with a pay bump for minimum-wage workers

Jan. 01, 2024 12:27 PM EST

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York's minimum-wage workers had more than just the new year to celebrate Monday, with a pay bump kicking in as the clock ticked over to 2024. In the first of a series of annual increases slated for the Empire State, the minimum wage increased to $16 in New...