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Minimum wage
Your restaurant tips may not go to your server under proposed rule change
Dec 6, 2017
The Department of Labor has proposed changes to Obama-era rules about tipping. The changes would let employers pool tip money from workers who earn at least minimum wage and share it with non-tipped workers or use it to “make capital improvements, lower prices, or hire additional workers.” The public comment period is remarkably short, with […]
In raising its minimum wage to $11, Target aims to retain workers
Sep 26, 2017
Minneapolis-based Target is raising its minimum wage by a buck, to $11 an hour starting in October. That will apply to the seasonal workers the company is trying to hire right now to staff stores and online fulfillment centers for the holidays. By the end of 2020, the company said its minimum wage will reach […]
St. Louis’ minimum wage is dropping today
by
Reema Khrais
Aug 28, 2017
Starting today, more than 30,000 workers in St. Louis could see their paychecks shrink. The city’s minimum wage is dropping from $10 an hour to $7.70. That’s because of a new state law that says cities can’t set a higher minimum wage than the state. Click the audio player above to hear the full story.
Yelp ratings may be predictor of how restaurants fare after a minimum wage increase
Aug 2, 2017
What determines whether a restaurant stays open after a minimum wage hike? New research suggests it could be customer satisfaction levels, as measured by Yelp.
What's the purpose of a minimum wage?
by
Sean McHenry
Jul 7, 2017
We check in on the employer side of the minimum wage debate to see how policies impact businesses.
Tired of waiting for Congress, majority of U.S. states have raised their minimum wage
by
Paulina Velasco
and Jana Kasperkevic
Jun 30, 2017
Is federal minimum wage still a thing?
A new study out of Seattle shows the downside of minimum wage increases
by
Kai Ryssdal
Jun 27, 2017
The city is making its way towards a $15-an-hour minimum wage, but are employers cutting hours to compensate?
For public good, not for profit.
Tell us how the minimum wage affects you
Jun 27, 2017
Share your experience of living on minimum wage with Marketplace Weekend.
A four-letter word is shaping the debate on minimum wage increases
by
Sam Harnett
Feb 20, 2017
Wage hike or wage increase? Does it really matter? Linguists would say "yes."
Wetzel's Pretzels' CEO says minimum wage increase boosts business
by
Sam Harnett
Feb 17, 2017
Bill Phelps was surprised — and pleased — by his own data.