Minimum wage

President Obama wants to raise the minimum wage. Good idea?

Fast food workers across the country are walking off the job today. Workers are demanding $15 an hour.

McDonald's teamed up with Visa to create an online budget guide assisting employees with money management.

ProPublica and Marketplace team up for a special investigation into an underworld of labor brokers, known as "raiteros," who charge worker fees, pushing their pay below minimum wage.

It’s becoming harder, especially in certain cities, for low-income people to find affordable rental housing.

As the federal minimum wage has become a big topic of debate in the U.S., German politicians are in their own heated dispute over whether to have a minimum wage at all.

President Obama proposed a minimum wage increase to help the lowest-paid workers. Opponents say businesses will just eliminate jobs. We go to a restaurant to talk to an employee and employer.

During his State of the Union address last night, President Obama proposed to raise the federal minimum wage to $9 an hour.

Imagine working and not getting paid for it. It's more common than you might think. Wage theft happens when companies cheat workers out of earned income. Labor advocate Kim Bobo talks about the pervasiveness of this problem and how to fight it.

A few bucks an hour more for low-wage workers can raise prices, but also boost economic growth for the country overall.