WASHINGTON (AP) — The owners of restaurants, amusement parks and retail shops, many of them desperate for workers, are sounding an unusual note of gratitude this summer:Thank goodness for teenagers. As the U. S. economy bounds back with unexpected speed...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate parliamentarian dealt a potentially lethal blow Thursday to Democrats’ drive to hike the minimum wage, deciding that the cherished progressive goal must fall from a massive COVID-19 relief bill the party is trying to speed...
As many as 30,000 California restaurants could close permanently because of coronavirus restrictions that have shuttered dining rooms and led to widespread layoffs, the industry warned Friday, while urging the state to delay tax payments and planned minimum-wage increases to...
Californians won't get to vote on a ballot initiative for minimum wage in California to go up to as much as $18/hour in 2025.The "California Living Wage Act" w
California lawmakers on Monday approved a nation-leading measure that would give more than a half-million fast food workers more power and protections,.
WASHINGTON (CIRCA) - As summer vacation draws near, one thing teachers across America aren't thrilled about is their salaries.During the last few weeks alone, teachers in North Carolina, Arizona, Colorado and Oklahoma have protested to demand better pay an
Officials say San Francisco will become the first major U.S. city to increase its minimum wage to $15 an hour Sunday under a ballot measure approved by voters in 2014.City Administrator Naomi Kelly says it will be the first to...
