In total, 88 jurisdictions — including 22 states and 66 cities and counties — are slated to increase their minimum wages at ...

A total of 19 states increased their minimums in 2026, each of them landing between $10 an hour and $18 an hour. Nationwide, ...

This year, for the first time, more Americans will earn a minimum wage of $15 per hour or higher than will earn the federal ...

According to the UC Berkeley Labor Center, here’s where workers earn more than the new state minimum of $16.90 per hour: ...

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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 ...

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When minimum wages were first established in the 1938 Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), agricultural workers were exempt. Over time, amendments to the rule brought groups of farmworkers under minimum ...

The last time the federal minimum wage increased, Barack Obama had just taken office, the iPhone 3GS was the hot new gadget and you could still rent DVDs at Blockbuster. Since July 2009, the number ...