The Workers Who Make Your Clothes Want Higher Pay. Who Should Pony Up?
DHAKA, Bangladesh—The armies of people who make clothes for Western brands—some of the lowest-paid factory workers in the world—are protesting...
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America’s Fight Over Tipping at Restaurants Comes to Its Biggest Battleground Yet
Chicago restaurants say they will have to boost prices and cut staff if a “sub-minimum wage” proposal becomes law. Source...
Job Postings With Broad Pay Ranges Leave Applicants Guessing in NYC
BusinessSome companies stretch salary ranges to hundreds of thousands of dollars as they comply with New York City’s pay-transparency law...
WSJ News Exclusive | Fast Food Chains Raise Millions to Oppose California Wage Law
The “Save Local Restaurants” coalition said Friday it has raised around $12.7 million to fight the law, known as the...
What CEOs Are Saying About Boosting the Minimum Wage
While lawmakers debate whether to raise the federal minimum wage to as much as $15 an hour from the current...
$15-an-Hour Minimum Wage Could Further Sting Teen Employment
Raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour would make it harder for many teens to get or keep...
Uber Grants Vacation Pay, Pensions to U.K. Drivers in Change of Job Status
Uber Technologies Inc. UBER -2.23% said it will grant its U.K. drivers an employment status entitling them to vacation pay...
Biden, Senate Press Bill Without Pay Boost
WASHINGTON—President Biden and Democratic allies on Monday worked to iron out the remaining disputes over the coronavirus relief package that...
Democrats Dealt Blow on Minimum-Wage Drive for Covid-19 Bill
The parliamentarian, the neutral arbiter of the chamber’s rules, issued guidance saying she thought it didn’t meet the guidelines for...
Uber Faces Setback as U.K. Court Rules Drivers Entitled to Worker Rights
The U.K.’s top court ruled that a group of former drivers for Uber Technologies Inc. were entitled to a minimum...
What Walmart Raises Mean for President Biden’s $15 Minimum-Wage Plan
Walmart Inc.’s pledge to lift its average hourly pay above $15 comes in the middle of a Washington debate on...
Schumer Says Senate Democrats Working to Raise Minimum Wage
WASHINGTON—Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Senate Democrats are pushing to include an increase in the federal minimum wage in...
$15 Minimum Wage Would Cut Employment, Reduce Poverty, CBO Study Finds
Raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2025 could deliver raises for 27 million workers and lift...
Biden’s Minimum-Wage Proposal: When Would It Reach $15 an Hour?
A recent exchange between Republican senators and a leading proponent of raising the minimum wage highlighted a sometimes overlooked facet...
Biden Wants a $15 Minimum Wage. Here’s What People Say It Would Do to the Economy.
President Biden says his proposal to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour will lift many low-wage workers...
