Latest Minimum wage News
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...
Editorial Roundup: United States
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Aug. 30 The Washington Post says as EV sales stall, focus on hybrids The recent announcement by Ford Motor Co. that it was abandoning plans to roll out a large electric...
Michigan Supreme Court restores minimum wage and sick leave laws reversed by Republicans years ago
DETROIT (AP) — The Michigan Supreme Court overruled the Legislature on Wednesday, reinstating major changes to the state's minimum wage and paid sick leave laws, a victory for low-wage workers. In a 4-3 decision, the court said Republican lawmakers violated the state constitution....
Colombia's president pushes for health and labor changes as he opens new session of congress
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia's government will propose legislation aimed at overhauling the health sector and will pursue changes to labor laws, President Gustavo Petro said Saturday as he inaugurated a new session of congress. Petro, Colombia’s first left-wing president,...
Nigeria more than doubles the minimum wage for government workers after strikes and negotiations
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Public sector workers in Nigeria on the minimum wage will see their salaries double after the government reached an agreement on Thursday with labor unions that have been threatening further strikes as the cost of living spirals. The new minimum monthly wage...
California fast food workers now earn $20 per hour. Franchisees are responding by cutting hours.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lawrence Cheng, whose family owns seven Wendy’s locations south of Los Angeles, took orders at the register on a recent day and emptied steaming hot baskets of French fries and chicken nuggets, salting them with a flourish. Cheng used to have nearly a dozen...
