(LEX 18) — A recent report from a non-partisan, independent organization looked at the state of minimum wage in Kentucky. According to the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy, never before had it been ...

Michigan's minimum wage is the highest it's ever been, but does that mean the state’s lowest earners have more purchasing ...

The federal minimum wage was established in 1938 at $0.25 per hour under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The last increase occurred in July 2009, setting it at $7.25 per hour. This marks the longest ...

The most recent hike to the federal minimum wage occurred on July 24, 2009, back when former President Barack Obama was still in his first year in office and the Black Eyed Peas topped the Billboard ...

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.

Minimum wage workers in Florida, your paychecks will get another bump this year and the next on the way to $15 an hour. That's thanks to the amendment Floridians approved in 2020 to raise the wage ...