Economists have debated the merits of minimum wage increases for decades. While small companies struggle more with minimum ...

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.

A bill to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour from $7.25 is back – but you might be surprised at who’s leading the charge: Republican Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri. Shifts in state and ...

The corks have been popped, the calendar pages turned and a day that promised fresh starts also brought with it some pay bumps for millions of Americans. Hourly minimum wages increased in 21 states on ...

Ten states will offer a minimum wage of $15 an hour or higher. Nearly half of U.S. states are set to raise their minimum wage at the outset of 2025, boosting pay for millions of workers stretching ...

Key Takeaways In 2026, 19 states will raise their minimum wage on January 1, and three others will make an increase later in the year.Eight states already have a higher minimum wage and won’t raise ...

Let’s talk about the minimum wage. Currently, the national -- and Iowa -- pay floor is $7.25 an hour. Debate is raging currently that it needs to be more. Supporters of a higher minimum wage insist on ...

Hundreds of thousands of workers across more than a dozen cities and states will soon receive higher pay, thanks to minimum wage hikes set to take effect July 1. More than 800,000 workers in two ...

Some workers will receive pay boosts next year as higher minimum wage regulations take effect in 22 states and 66 cities and counties across the U.S., a change that could help low-income households ...

Despite having the second-largest economy in the country, Texas is one of the 20 remaining states that still has the federal minimum hourly wage of $7.25. This year, 23 states are raising their ...

Michigan’s minimum wage is set to increase on New Year’s Day. As part of a larger plan to up the minimum of what most workers can be paid, the first step calls for a 23-cent increase on Wednesday, Jan ...

State officials have finalized a new minimum wage scale slated to take effect next year, after a Michigan Supreme Court ruling set forward increases to the hourly minimum pay rates for workers ...