Key Takeaways 19 states raised their minimum wage on January 1, and three others will make an increase later this year.Eight ...

Almost two dozen states are raising their minimum wage in 2026, providing American workers a pay bump at a time when many are struggling to cover basic necessities. In total, 88 jurisdictions — ...

Many of the country's lowest-earning workers got a raise in 2025. Twenty-one states raised their minimum wages in January, and while that underscores the fact that many places have instituted minimum ...

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania would raise its minimum wage to $15 an hour in 20 of its counties, and to $12 in the rest under a bill the Democratic-controlled state House passed Wednesday. It’s a new ...

Illinois lawmakers have proposed raising the state’s minimum wage to $27 per hour in 2032, but an employment policy researcher says the move could trigger drastic ...

The COO and the director of Fort Lauderdale’s Tripp Scott law firm laud a bill in the Florida Legislature that would allow paying below minimum wage for “work-based learning ...

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