Governments’ embrace of high minimum wages is not a fad. It reflects the favourable attitude of many economists towards the ...

BOSTON — Noel Lozada was driven to pursue a career in health care services after watching her aunt struggle to provide for her four children, including one born with Down syndrome. “Those times were ...

A New Jersey man whose lengthy prison sentence for fraud convictions was commuted by President Donald Trump in 2021 is now headed back to federal prison ...

Chile is bracing for a tense presidential runoff after a first-round vote on Sunday set up a showdown between a member of the ...

There's a reason the political world is obsessed with the Nov. 4 gubernatorial races in New Jersey and Virginia: They're the ...

There's a reason the political world is obsessed with the Nov. 4 gubernatorial elections in New Jersey and Virginia: They're the only ones we've got this year. The off-year elections in two random ...

The minimum wage for non-tipped employees in South Dakota will increase from $11.50 per hour to $11.85 per hour on Jan. 1, according to the state Department of Labor and Regulation. The minimum wage ...

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New Jersey Republicans have notched a more competitive in-person voting turnout so far relative to 2021, but are still lagging behind overall in their early vote position compared to four years ago, ...

Florida's minimum wage is increasing annually and is set to reach $15 per hour in 2026. A proposed bill, HB 221, would allow some workers in training programs to opt out of the state minimum wage.

WIDESPREAD DISASTER. CALIFORNIA’S MINIMUM WAGE WILL GO UP TO $16.90 STARTING NEXT YEAR. IN A LETTER SENT TO THE GOVERNOR AND LEGISLATIVE LEADERS TODAY, THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE NOTIFIED ...

For the eighth year in a row, New Jersey will be increasing its minimum wage effective January 1, 2026. Under a law passed in 2019, the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) ...