Minimum Wage Archives

Economics

The Future of Work: Making Service Work Pay

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.

Lydia DePillis

Economics

No, a $15 Minimum Wage Won’t Turn Los Angeles Into an Unemployment Nightmare

Economic research suggests that raising the minimum wage doesn't automatically lead to a decline in employment.

Jared Keller

Economics

The Tipping Point: Is This the Beginning of the End for Gratuities?

New technology is nudging Americans to be more generous at the till. For now.

Rachel Levin

Economics

4 Ways You Can Seek Back Pay for an Unpaid Internship

Think you’re entitled to be paid for your unpaid internship? Here are resources you should know about.

Kara Brandeisky

Economics

Businesses Are Swimming in Money: Profit Protection Will Not Help With Economic Recovery

Profits are being used to boost management earnings and pay dividends to stockholders, not improve worker wages.

Martin Hart-Landsberg

Economics

The Terrible Tipped Minimum Wage

The way to fix tipping isn't to abolish it. Instead, it's time to do something about the minimum wage for tipped employees.

Jake Blumgart

Economics

What Would the Minimum Wage Be If It Had Kept Pace With the Incomes of the 1%?

A whole lot more than $7.25 an hour.

Martin Hart-Landsberg

Economics

More Than Teenagers Toasting Buns: The Changing Demographics of Fast-Food Workers

The recent strikes show just how untenable the current makeup of the fast-food labor force really is.

Paul Hiebert