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Red, blue, and green: US voters elected minimum wage increases

Americans in a few states voted for Trump and higher minimum wage, a policy typically touted by Dem…

Juliana Kaplan   


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Many drivers for Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash are earning well below minimum wage, even with tips, a new paper finds

Many gig drivers earn less than local minimum wage after expenses, some earning just 40 cents an ho…

Noah Sheidlower,Jacob Zinkula   


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California put up its fast-food wage to $20. Its governor is adamant it's not causing employment to fall.

Critics of the legislation warned that the higher wages could lead to restaurants laying off some o…

Grace Dean   


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Companies are paying workers up to 20% less than they're worth because employers hold the power — and the Biden administration wants to change that

A new report from the Department of Treasury finds that things like employers misclassifying worker…

Juliana Kaplan   


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Question 2: Nevada could vote to increase the minimum wage to $12

Nevada residents could vote to increase the minimum wage to $12 and stop inflation-based wage incre…

Hannah Getahun   


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Biden just gave over 300,000 workers a raise to $15 an hour

Any company that has a contract with the federal government will have to pay workers on those proje…

Juliana Kaplan   


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This soccer star who came from nothing has been funding universal basic income in his hometown for years

Sadio Mané gives about $76 a month to everyone in a "very poor region of Senegal" and has also fund…

Theron Mohamed   


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Managers who went to business school are better at cutting pay than boosting sales, new study shows

In both Denmark and the United States, managers with business degrees weren't found to be more prod…

Jason Lalljee   


Juliana Kaplan,Ayelet Sheffey   


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There's a simple step the government can take to raise pay and solve labor shortages — it's called prevailing wage law

A new study shows how the little-known law could keep workers from participating in a "Great Refusa…

Juliana Kaplan   


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With tips, restaurants can pay workers as little as $2 an hour. It's why no one's coming back to work.

The "subminimum wage" allows restaurant owners to outsource their payroll expenses to customers, on…

Paul Constant   


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Nearly half of all Black workers in the US make less than $15 an hour: 'How is anybody supposed to live?'

47% of Black workers and 70% of women of color earn less than $15 an hour. Insider spoke to people …

DeArbea Walker   


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Inside the disagreement and inaction in Congress over raising the minimum wage, which hasn't gone up in 12 years

The last time the minimum wage went up, "I Gotta Feeling" topped the charts and "Harry Potter and t…

Juliana Kaplan,Joseph Zeballo…   


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Andrew Yang on which would more broadly help the most Americans: universal basic income or higher wages

The NYC mayoral candidate talked with entrepreneur and venture capitalist Nick Hanauer, one of the …

Paul Constant   


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Amazon is establishing a new minimum wage in America

The e-commerce giant increased wages in 2018 and backs a $15 federal minimum wage. In 2021, it's em…

Ben Winck,Dominick Reuter   


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I make $20 an hour at a burger chain in Seattle. The healthcare perks, paid vacation, and 401(k) matches are just a few reasons why I love my job.

Dick's Drive-In gave 22-year-old Jasmine Ritter a theater scholarship while she was in school, and …

Claire Turrell   


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Big companies raising wages could boost pay for workers at nearby businesses

Jeff Bezos noted a recent paper showing that Amazon's increase to a $15 per hour wage boosted pay i…

Madison Hoff,Juliana Kaplan   


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600 years ago a king tried to deny a post-pandemic labor shortage was real — and it ended up killing hundreds of people

The labor shortage after the Black Death gave workers power. A new book shows how the king tried to…

Jason Lalljee   


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From an $18 hourly wage to the 'new factory town,' Amazon is taking the lead on lifting up America's working class

Amazon's influence on wages and hiring is massive. Congress wasn't able to pass a $15 minimum wage …

Ben Winck   


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How Democrats could ditch the GOP and increase the minimum wage on their own

The $15 minimum wage hike didn't make it into Biden's party-line stimulus law, but Berkeley economi…

Joseph Zeballos-Roig,Juliana …