Latest Minimum wage News
Minnesota governor vetoes Uber/Lyft driver pay raise bill, citing cost and service concerns
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz on Thursday vetoed a bill that would have mandated higher pay and job security for Lyft and Uber drivers in Minnesota, saying the legislation wasn't ready to become law. “Rideshare drivers deserve fair wages and safe working conditions," Walz...
Editorial Roundup: New York
Advance Media New York. April 30, 2023. Editorial: Why NY schools need to change Native-themed names as well as mascots The New York State Education Department put schools on notice 22 years ago to retire their Native American mascots “as soon as practical” in the...
GOP lawmakers reject bill to raise Louisiana's minimum wage
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Efforts to increase Louisiana's minimum wage, which currently aligns with the federal rate of $7.25 an hour, were rejected in a Republican-controlled legislative committee Wednesday — a day after lawmakers advanced a bill that would double their own salaries. ...
New York's $229B spending plan would increase minimum wage
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Lawmakers in Albany passed a $229 billion spending plan that will increase the state's minimum wage, tweak its bail laws and attempt to curb illegal and unlicensed marijuana shops. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul will sign the 10 bills into law Wednesday, according...
Pay rise comes for New Yorkers, but some chafe at compromise
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A deal to raise minimum wages in New York would keep the state near the top of the list of places with the highest base pay for low-paid workers, but the raise amount is disappointing some labor activists who had hoped for a bigger bump. The minimum hourly wage...
NY judges will get more power in setting bail, governor says
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Judges in New York will have more discretion to jail people awaiting trial for alleged crimes, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Thursday night, a policy change fiercely resisted by some of her fellow Democrats. The governor held a state Capitol news conference to...
Australia lifts minimum wage for skilled migrant workers
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia will end a decade-old freeze on the minimum wage for skilled migrant workers as part of an overhaul of what the government described Thursday as a broken migration system that fosters exploitation and favors attracting low-paid employees over filling critical...
Editorial Roundup: New York
Albany Times Union. April 19, 2023. Editorial: Greening the state Capitol The state must commit to powering its Albany offices with renewable energy. Let’s be honest: The year 2040 is basically tomorrow. That’s when, per the Climate Leadership and...
Backers of Ohio minimum wage hike OK'd to gather signatures
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A proposal to raise Ohio’s minimum wage to $15 an hour cleared another hurdle Monday on its way to the statewide ballot. The Ohio Ballot Board voted to certify language submitted by Raise the Wage Ohio as a single issue, clearing the campaign to begin...
Abortion, raises and death penalty top of Edwards' agenda
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — In Louisiana, teacher pay raises, added exceptions to the state’s near-total abortion ban and abolishing the death penalty are among items on Gov. John Bel Edwards’ wish list this legislative session. Unable to run for re-election in October because of...
