The federal and Wisconsin minimum wage has remained at $7.25 an hour since its last increase in 2009. A full-time worker earning the current minimum wage falls below the federal poverty threshold.

Hospitality workers fear the living wage hike will hit business costs. Business chiefs have criticised Rachel Reeves’ decision to hike the national living wage by more than 4 per cent for most British ...

President Donald Trump has turned California's new $20 hourly wage for many fast-food workers into a political shorthand for everything he says is wrong with minimum wage policy. His claim is simple: ...

IN THE BARRIO of Iztapalapa, on Mexico City’s eastern flank, the pavements stay busy even in the punishing afternoon sun. Street vendors hawk snacks from metal carts; waiters from corner taquerías ...

BOSTON (WWLP) – The Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development is considering several bills that could raise minimum wages. One bill under consideration is called “An Act relative to raising ...

HANOI, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Vietnam will raise the minimum wage for contracted workers by over 7% from next year, according to a government document reviewed by Reuters, in a move that could potentially ...

On the campaign trail, New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani pledged to increase the city’s minimum hourly wage, from $16.50 to $30, by 2030. The increase would be phased in, with automatic annual hikes ...

Mathematical proof debunks the idea that the universe is a computer simulation by Patty Wellborn, University of British Columbia edited by Gaby Clark, reviewed by Robert Egan Editors' notes Credit: AI ...

Across the United States, several major cities are stepping ahead of federal policy by increasing their local minimum wage in 2026. These urban areas—where housing, transportation and daily living ...

Gorillaz enlist Argentine rapper Trueno and late D12 rapper Proof for their new song “The Manifesto,” the latest offering from the group’s upcoming album The Mountain. The single continues the album’s ...

Florida's minimum wage will increase by one dollar on September 30, 2025. The increase is part of a constitutional amendment passed in 2020 to raise the wage to $15 an hour by 2026. Business groups ...

Thomas Kail will direct the revival, which is scheduled to play a limited engagement at the Shubert’s Booth Theatre, with previews beginning March 31, 2026 ahead of opening night April 16. Kail and ...