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Minimum wage
Businesses in Seattle advocate for higher minimum wage
by
Jeff Tyler
Jun 2, 2014
Seattle expected to approve $15 minimum wage, the highest for any large U.S. city
Raising the minimum wage: Good idea or bad idea?
Apr 4, 2014
A raise in minimum wage could help low-income workers, but hurt small-business owners.
A raise in minimum wage
Mar 21, 2014
What the minimum wage means for individuals and small businesses
Multiple labor lawsuits hit McDonald's
Mar 13, 2014
The fast-food giant is sued with its franchises for alleged wage and hour violations.
Obama pushes for more overtime pay
Mar 12, 2014
Wages haven’t really increased in the last 20 years--a look at how and why companies are keeping wages low
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Checking in on President Obama's pay hike request
Feb 20, 2014
President Barack Obama has proposed raising the federal minimum hourly wage. He also asked companies to pay more.
PODCAST: A higher minimum wage
Feb 19, 2014
Will raising the minimum wage hurt jobs or reduce poverty? A new report says: both.
For public good, not for profit.
$10.10: Just a nice even number?
by
Adriene Hill
Jan 28, 2014
Why did President Obama choose $10.10 as the new minimum wage for federal contractors? And, wait, which federal workers are paid minimum wage?
As fast food workers go on strike, Obama argues for increasing minimum wage
by
Krissy Clark
Dec 5, 2013
Fast food workers across America are striking today, asking for $15 an hour. Their employers may not be sympathetic to their cause, but they have a friend in the White House.