California Strikes a Deal for a $15 Minimum Wage by 2022
The state will have to make other adjustments to ensure a positive transition to the new wage, which stands to raise incomes for hundreds of thousands of workers.
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How Big of a Deal Is a Raise to a Walmart Employee?
A breakdown of the difference between $7.25 an hour and $10.
Oregon’s New Minimum Wage
In general, states with higher costs of living also have higher wages, but the relationship isn't perfect—and it works out well better than average, for Oregonians.
New Research Debunks One of the Biggest Arguments Against Raising the Minimum Wage
An analysis of the restaurant industry yields some surprising results.
America’s Grand Wage Experiment
A slew of states are tweaking their minimum wages this year. What happens next will change the way we legislate away poverty.
The Lame, Classist Argument Against Raising the Minimum Wage
This insistence that laboring people would be harmed by having the wages they demand is not just incorrect, it is paternalistic and condescending.
The City That Never Sleeps Is Waking Up to Its Pay Problems
Is New York—and the rest of America—failing the the Fair Labor Standards Act?
The Future of Work: A Living Wage and Freedom for Today’s Slaves
The latest entry in a special project in which business and labor leaders, social scientists, technology visionaries, activists, and journalists weigh in on the most consequential changes in the workplace.
The Future of Work: Stagnation, Automation … Frustration
The latest entry in a special project in which business and labor leaders, social scientists, technology visionaries, activists, and journalists weigh in on the most consequential changes in the workplace.
The Future of Work: The World Needs a New Business Model
The latest entry in a special project in which business and labor leaders, social scientists, technology visionaries, activists, and journalists weigh in on the most consequential changes in the workplace.