The U.S. House of Representatives passed an amended version of the Raise the Wage Act of 2019 to gradually increase the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2025. But the bill died in the Senate.

U.S. consumer spending unexpectedly fell in May as the boost from the pre-emptive buying of goods like motor vehicles ahead ...

Currently, the federal minimum wage is set at $7.25, where it has been since 2009. The original minimum wage was set in 1938 at $0.25, or about $5.10 in nominal value, the value at the weight of ...

Raising the minimum wage will boost consumer spending, which boosts local businesses. Minimum wage increases go right back into the economy and help businesses like mine grow and add jobs.

A close second is California, which is raising its minimum to $16 from $15.50 today.The state with the biggest jump in its minimum wage next year will be Hawaii, which is hiking it by $2.Jan. 1 ...

A close second is California, which is raising its minimum to $16 from $15.50 today.The state with the biggest jump in its minimum wage next year will be Hawaii, which is hiking it by $2.Jan. 1 ...

U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Missouri) introduced a bill Tuesday with U.S. Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vermont) to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour, making him one of the few Republicans to support ...

Across the country, the average state minimum wage in 2025 will be $11.18, a boost from $10.69 in 2024.

Most businesses treat and pay their workers well, and a minimum-wage increase would raise the floor. He said government steps in when workplaces create bad working conditions for people.

The U.S. House of Representatives passed an amended version of the Raise the Wage Act of 2019 to gradually increase the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2025. But the bill died in the Senate.

A close second is California, which is raising its minimum to $16 from $15.50 today.The state with the biggest jump in its minimum wage next year will be Hawaii, which is hiking it by $2.Jan. 1 ...