Latest Minimum wage News
California voters reject measure that would have raised minimum wage to nation-high $18 per hour
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Voters in California have rejected a ballot measure that would have raised the state minimum wage to $18 per hour by 2026, the highest in the country. Opponents, including the California Chamber of Commerce, said it would have increased costs, led to...
California voters pass initiative to make some shoplifting and drug offenses felonies
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California voters decided on 10 ballot measures including one that would turn some nonviolent crimes, like shoplifting, into felonies again, and another that would make the state’s minimum wage the highest in the nation. Here’s a look at some of the...
Minimum wage will increase 30 cents in South Dakota starting Jan. 1
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Minimum wage workers in South Dakota will soon see bigger paychecks. The South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation said the minimum wage for nontipped employees will rise by 30 cents on Jan. 1, to $11.50 per hour. The minimum wage for tipped...
Should the minimum wage be lower for workers who get tipped? Two states are set to decide
Mel Nichols, a 37-year-old bartender in Phoenix, Arizona, takes home anywhere from $30 to $50 an hour with tips included. But the uncertainty of how much she's going to make on a daily basis is a constant source of stress. “For every good day, there's three bad days,” said...
California health care workers get a pay bump under a new minimum wage law
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Some of the lowest-paid health care workers in California will get a pay bump Wednesday under a state law gradually increasing their wages to at least $25 an hour. Workers at rural, independent health care facilities will start making a minimum of $18 an...
Should California's minimum wage be $18? Voters will soon decide
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Voters will decide in November whether California should raise its hourly minimum wage to $18 by 2026 and pay workers what would be the highest statewide minimum wage in the country. That would be on par with Hawaii, where workers are on track to get paid at...
A minimum wage increase for California health care workers is finally kicking in
California health workers this month will finally get a long-promised minimum wage increase. It’ll kick in this month, according to a letter state health officials sent to the Legislature Tuesday, describing a process that should trigger the pay boost. “The health...
Michigan's minimum wage to jump 20% under court ruling
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan's current minimum wage will rise 20% by the end of February to $12.48 per hour, officials said Tuesday, the result of a major state Supreme Court decision. The $10.33 minimum wage will increase to $10.56 on Jan. 1 and then $12.48 on Feb. 21, according...
Takeaways from AP's report on how shrimp farmers are exploited as supermarkets push for low prices
BANGKOK (AP) — A new investigation focused on three of the world’s largest producers of shrimp released on Monday claims that as big Western supermarkets make windfall profits, their aggressive pursuit of ever-lower wholesale prices is causing misery for people at the bottom end of the supply...
