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Minimum wage gets a mini increase in some states

by Samantha Fields
Jul 7, 2023
The federal minimum wage has been the same since 2009: $7.25 an hour.
Wage increases, even small ones, can be very impactful for low wage workers dealing with inflation.
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NYC sets minimum wage for app-based delivery drivers

by Samantha Fields
Jun 13, 2023
The workers currently earn $7 an hour on average. Starting in July, they'll make nearly $18 an hour before tips.
Starting in July, app delivery workers in New York City will make nearly $18 an hour before tips.
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Keeping up with cat-flation and the rising minimum wage

by Nicholas Guiang
Feb 14, 2023
The entrepreneur behind a Florida cat cafe hopes 2023 brings reduced costs and many more adoptions.
The costs of cat care supplies have increased, and the owner of a cat cafe in Florida is looking for alternatives.
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With salaries rising, how much do minimum wage increases matter?

by Savannah Peters
Jan 4, 2023
Private-sector wages are up about 5% over the past year. But gains guaranteed by government can't be lost during an economic downturn.
Workers in low-wage sectors like fast food have gained higher pay in the hot job market.
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SEIU’s Mary Kay Henry on the Fight for $15’s 10-year anniversary

by Dylan Miettinen
Nov 28, 2022
“What gives me hope is something that seemed impossible in 2012 is now very possible,” Henry told Marketplace.
Signs sit in a pile during a 2016 protest in Chicago, where demonstrators demanded a $15 minimum hourly wage.
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How inflation cuts into the value of the federal minimum wage

by Savannah Peters
Jul 18, 2022
The federal minimum wage has been changed since 2009, when Congress raised it from $6.55 to $7.25 an hour.
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The difference a higher minimum wage makes

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Jan 20, 2022
A record number of states and cities are raising their minimum wage this year, according to a tally from the National Employment Law Project.
An activist marches in a demonstration Washington, D.C. A higher minimum wage, experts say, give people in lower-waged positions more bargaining power.
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Many states and cities to raise minimum wage in the New Year

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Dec 24, 2021
Will employers notice? Many are already raising wages for their workers because of the labor crunch.
Even without jurisdictions raising the minimum wage, some employers are upping pay anyway to remain competitive in a tight labor market. Above, activists rally for a $15 an hour minimum wage.
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Nobel Prize Economist David Card on testing Econ 101 theories in the real world

by Daniel Shin and Rose Conlon
Oct 12, 2021
UC Berkeley Economist David Card reflects on his now Nobel Prize winning research.
David Card won the 2021 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his work in developing research tools that help economists to use real-life situations to test big theories.
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Rent for a two-bedroom on a minimum-wage income is out of reach in every state

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Jul 19, 2021
A study finds that the disparity is the worst in California cities.
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