Jan. 1 will mark the beginning of another year and a new labor standard in California. The state's minimum wage is set to increase at the start of the year, going up 40 cents from $16.50 to $16.90, ...

(NEXSTAR) — Despite attempts in Congress this year, the federal minimum wage will remain unchanged in 2025. In nearly two dozen states, however, that rate is set to climb in 2026. Since 2009, the ...

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A Tiffany window from a Topeka church received a top bid of $1.25 million at a Sotheby's auction. The window wasn't sold, as the bid was below the estimated value and didn't meet the reserve price.

Dozens of states, cities and counties will see increased minimum wages in 2026, helping millions of Americans combat an increasingly urgent affordability crisis. On Jan. 1, 2026, the minimum wage will ...

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 ...

As signed into Gov. Kathy Hochul's 2024 budget, the state's minimum wage will see its second of two 50-cent increases in 2026. In 2024, the rate rose to $16 per hour in New York City, Westchester ...

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.

On the campaign trail, New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani pledged to increase the city’s minimum hourly wage, from $16.50 to $30, by 2030. The increase would be phased in, with automatic annual hikes ...

A wave of state-level increases will lift minimum wages in many parts of the United States in 2026, affecting workers from coast to coast. While the federal baseline remains $7.25 per hour under the ...