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Wal-Mart tries to compete in changing retail world

by Annie Baxter
Aug 17, 2016
The giant retailer already bolstered workers' wages. Now, it must boost online sales.
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After seven years, the minimum wage is worth a lot less

by Tony Wagner
Jul 25, 2016
Depending on how to measure, the minimum wage should be closer to $12, or even $19.
U.S. Labor Secretary Thomas Perez offers a young girl a milkshake he made as he toured a Shake Shack restaurant in Washington in 2014 to promote raising the federal minimum wage.
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Why restaurants like no-tipping policies

by Sally Herships
Jul 5, 2016
For owners, it's a simple matter of economics.
Restaurants have begun experimenting with including tips, or gratuity, in the price of a meal listed on the menu.
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The ugly history of tipping in America

by Kai Ryssdal
Apr 22, 2016
Author Saru Jayaraman explains why your gratuity has become the wage for many tipped workers.
The current federal minimum wage for tipped workers in the U.S. is $2.13 an hour.
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Why the SEIU is doubling down on the fight for $15

by Lizzie O'Leary
Apr 8, 2016
Despite recent struggles, organized labor might have a win in the minimum wage fight.
Service Employees International Union memberS celebrates after California Governor Jerry Brown signed landmark legislation SB 3 into law on April 4, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. The law makes California the first state in the nation to commit to raising the minimum wage to $15 per hour statewide.  
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Secretary of Labor: We should raise the minimum wage even if it makes your hamburger more expensive

by David Brancaccio
Apr 8, 2016
In the long run, businesses will do better to pay workers more, says Secretary Thomas Perez.
U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez speaking at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, D.C.
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Wal-Mart boosts workers' hourly wages

by Annie Baxter
Jan 21, 2016
Wal-Mart Stores will dole out pay increases to about 1.2 million hourly workers.
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Not clear whether wage increases drive automation

by Molly Wood
Jan 20, 2016
Some business owners are seeking out robots to deal with minimum wage hikes.
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New Year will bring new minimum wage in some states

by Kimberly Adams
Dec 31, 2015
More than a dozen states and several cities boost pay for minimum wage workers.
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In California, minimum wage boon can lead to child care costs

by Deepa Fernandes
Dec 24, 2015
How minimum wage can help — and hurt — workers with children.
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