Minimum Wage

April Fools: Minimum Wage Increases to $20

Starting on April Fool’s Day, the minimum wage for all workers in the fast-food industry in California will increase to…

3 weeks ago

Los Angeles Is Flirting With a $25 Minimum Wage Law. That Would Be a Mistake

The city of Los Angeles is expected to hit a boom of tourism in the upcoming years. Two major worldwide…

10 months ago

New York City to Force Raising Wage For Delivery App Workers at Consumer’s Cost

Democratic New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced on Sunday that the city will implement a new minimum wage for…

10 months ago

McDonald’s President: Elected Leaders Could Learn from California’s Mistakes

Its proponents say their bill should be a model for other states (and special interest groups are directing money to…

2 years ago

The Effects of Minimum Wage on Productivity

It’s no secret that minimum wage laws lower employment for low-skilled workers, especially for teenagers seeking entry-level employment. The Congressional…

2 years ago

Debunking the Myth That Minimum Wage Laws Are ‘Progressive’

The minimum wage is a sort of litmus test. And not only for economists. For social justice advocates, too. Forget,…

2 years ago

These 84 Places in America Are Raising Their Minimum Wages to Ring in the New Year

Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, small businesses across the country are still struggling under the weight of government restrictions…

2 years ago

More Than Half of US States Will Increase Minimum Wage In 2022

Over half of the states in the U.S. will institute a minimum wage increase in 2022, according to a report.…

2 years ago

Twin Cities Saw Massive Decline in Restaurant Jobs After Passing Minimum Wage Increase, New Fed Paper Shows

St. Paul restaurants and retailers began cutting jobs and reducing hours even before the city’s new minimum wage went into…

2 years ago

How Minimum Wage and Rent Control Laws Fail the ‘Bronowski Test’

In The Common Sense of Science, the Polish-British mathematician Jacob Bronowski wrote that, “at the basis of human thought lies…

2 years ago

New Hampshire Senate Votes against Having a State Minimum Wage

The latest effort to increase the minimum wage at the state level died recently in the New Hampshire Senate. “New…

3 years ago

$15 Minimum Wage Would Have Harsh Consequences for Ohio and West Virginia Workers, New Analysis Finds

A federal $15 minimum wage may have been taken out of Congress's forthcoming COVID-19 legislation, but progressives haven’t abandoned the…

3 years ago

Costco Raises Minimum Wage To $16, But Won’t Advocate For All Businesses To Follow

Costco will raise its company-wide minimum wage to $16 per hour, a one-dollar increase that raises its wages higher than…

3 years ago

Romney, Cotton Join Dems to Introduce Minimum Wage Raise Despite Small Business Woes

Utah Sen. Mitt Romney and Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton introduced a plan Tuesday to increase the national minimum wage to…

3 years ago

Local Grocery Stores Close as California ‘Hero Pay’ Ordinance Backfires

A new “Hero Pay” mandate in Long Beach, California has inadvertently cost some frontline grocery workers their jobs.  “Ralphs and…

3 years ago