Do minimum wage hikes negatively impact students' summer employment?
New research in Contemporary Economic Policy indicates that rising minimum wages in a state are associated with reduced ...
Minimum wage increases pose major challenge for restaurant industry in blue states
Some 65 cities across the country rolled out wage increases at the start of the month, and restaurant owners are still ...
Families rally at Washington State Capitol to urge lawmakers to address childcare crisis
Plagued by high costs, long waitlists, and near-minimum wage pay for workers, families, and children rallied at the Washington State Capitol Wednesday, urging lawmakers to address the childcare issues ...
Maryland effort to raise tipped wages hopes Trump’s no-tax-on-tips will help
The One Fair Wage Coalition, which has been pressing for higher minimum wages in states across the country, this week renewed its efforts to raise Maryland’s wage floor and exempt tips from state ...
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Tacoma ICE center ordered to pay detainee workers Washington’s minimum wage, $23 million in arrears
A federal appeals court ruled on Thursday that people held at the Northwest ICE Processing Center must be paid the state’s ...
Tacoma prison must pay $23M for violating minimum wage, court says
A private immigration prison in Tacoma must pay $23 million in back wages and penalties for violating Washington’s minimum wage law, after it paid detainees as little as $1 a day, a federal appeals ...
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Minimum Wage Hikes: Impact on Student Summer Jobs?
New research in Contemporary Economic Policy indicates that rising minimum wages in a state are associated with reduced summer employment for ...
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U.S. States That Increased The Minimum Wage In January 2025
A few states across the country raised their minimum wage in January 2025, pulling them further ahead of the federal minimum ...
Proposed ‘bill of rights’ would offer labor protections to WA nannies, housekeepers and gardeners
Senate Bill 5023 seeks to resolve longstanding discriminatory labor policies. Advocates note that nannies, housekeepers, ...
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Editorial: Support those caring for state’s most vulnerable
Increasing pay for care workers of those with developmental disabilities can save the state money. Among Washington state’s most vulnerable people are some 4,600 who live with significant intellectual ...
Maryland Dems push bill to raise minimum wage to $20; Republicans say it’s ‘dead on arrival’
State Democratic lawmakers are pushing a bill that would allow Maryland voters to raise the minimum wage from $15 to $20 — including for workers in the service industry — but it’s receiving ...