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Minimum wage
NYC guarantees minimum wage for ride-share drivers
Dec 6, 2018
The New York City Council voted in August to give the Taxi and Limousine Commission the authority to determine a minimum wage for contract drivers for Uber and Lyft. The commission set the rate this week at $17.22 an hour, plus expenses for things like taxes and car maintenance. A statement from Uber said the […]
How far does $15 an hour go?
by
Renata Sago
Oct 2, 2018
Amazon announces that all its employees should earn a living wage, but many still struggle at $15 an hour.
What happens when a company like Amazon raises wages everywhere?
by
Amy Scott
Oct 2, 2018
It puts some pressure on firms that might not be ready to raise workers' pay, one economist says.
Amazon ups wages for 350K, says it will advocate better pay
Oct 2, 2018
Employees at Whole Foods, which Amazon now owns, will get the same pay hike. Amazon's hourly operations and customer service employees, some who already make $15 per hour, will also see a wage increase.
Full-time minimum-wage workers will have to sacrifice more of their earnings to make rent
Jun 14, 2018
In order to afford a modest one-bedroom rental, an American would, on average, have to make $17.90 an hour. This is according to the National Low Income Housing Coalition. There’s just one problem — $17.90 is far above the federal minimum wage. It means there are a lot of people who can’t really afford their […]
Low-wage workers seeing higher paychecks
Mar 9, 2018
The economy is strong, the labor market is tighter, and that’s giving all workers a bigger paycheck. Click the audio player above to hear the full story.
Enforcing minimum wage is harder than you think
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Paulina Velasco
Feb 23, 2018
Victims of wage theft have few options, a Politico investigative reporter says.
For public good, not for profit.
After nine years of no change, is the federal minimum wage irrelevant?
Jan 15, 2018
The last time federal minimum wage went up was in July of 2009.
Bay Area restaurants introduce training programs to address their race wage gaps
by
Sam Harnett
Jan 10, 2018
In the restaurant industry, people of color are more likely to hold lower-paying, back-of-house jobs, but some restaurants are trying to change that.
Millions of the nation’s lowest paid workers will get a new year boost
by
Jed Kim
Dec 26, 2017
Analysts say local economies could also benefit from the wage hikes.