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Some workers will receive pay boosts next year as higher minimum wage regulations take effect in 22 states and 66 cities and counties across the U.S., a change that could help low-income households ...

A number of states are increasing their standard minimum wage in 2026, with some seeing increases as high as $2 starting from January 1. The federal baseline is still $7.25 per hour under the Fair ...

The federal and Wisconsin minimum wage has remained at $7.25 an hour since its last increase in 2009. A full-time worker earning the current minimum wage falls below the federal poverty threshold.

It is easy to see why politicians like raising the minimum wage. Short of cash yet keen to fight inequality, they have seized on a tool of redistribution that costs governments little and wins votes.

A wave of state-level increases will lift minimum wages in many parts of the United States in 2026, affecting workers from coast to coast. While the federal baseline remains $7.25 per hour under the ...

The minimum wage for workers in Seattle and Washington state is going up. The state minimum wage will rise 2.8%, from $16.66 per hour to $17.13, on Jan. 1, the Washington State Department of Labor and ...

Florida's minimum wage will increase by one dollar on September 30, 2025. The increase is part of a constitutional amendment passed in 2020 to raise the wage to $15 an hour by 2026. Business groups ...

New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani's plan for a $30 an hour minimum wage could make it harder for Americans to access entry-level jobs by speeding up automation. Mamdani, the 33-year-old ...

Roughly 50,000 Rhode Islanders earn minimum wage, according to Gov. Dan McKee’s office. The minimum wage is scheduled to increase to $17 over the next two years. Rhode Island’s minimum wage will ...

Increased endometrial thickness is a potential sign of endometrial cancer. Doctors are most likely to be concerned if you also experience bleeding. Endometrial thickness refers to the thickness of the ...

Hundreds of thousands of workers across more than a dozen cities and states will soon receive higher pay, thanks to minimum wage hikes set to take effect July 1. More than 800,000 workers in two ...