Workers across the U.S. are set for minimum wage increases in 2026. Here's where.

Minimum wages are set to rise in 22 U.S. states and 66 cities and counties next year, even as the federal baseline wage ...

DC campaign launches to raise minimum wage to $25 amid affordability crisis and business concerns

According to new polling done by Unite Here Local 25, 80% of D.C. voters support raising the living wage to $25 an hour.

Employers have a new point of emphasis in their benefits strategies for 2026

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Labor leaders demanding increase on minimum wage, citing affordability crisis

Workers are demanding a living wage from DC officials.The group is announcing a DC Living Wage for All Campaign, asking the ...

A $25 minimum wage for DC.? It might be on November’s ballot.

D.C. lawmakers have overturned the will of voters twice over ending the tipped minimum wage. Labor advocates are now aiming higher.
National Bureau of Economic Research

Delivering Higher Pay? The Impacts of a Task-Level Pay Standard in the Gig Economy

How does a task-level minimum pay requirement for gig workers affect their earnings and employment? We study this question in the context of a January 2024 law in Seattle that establishes a per-task ...
The Tacoma Ledger

‘Workers’ Bill of Rights’ ruling challenged by Tacoma

Initiative 2, otherwise known as the Workers’ Bill of Rights, has caused concern among Tacoma City Council members, resulting in delays to it being on the ballot.