Minimum wages are increasing in nearly half the states this year
The minimum wage will increase in nearly half the states this year even as the federal wage floor remains stuck at $7.25 per hour. In many states, the minimum wage is automatically adjusted upward as ...
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California Sends Hundreds of Prisoners to Battle Raging Wildfires, Pays Them Below Minimum Wage: 'Can Barely Afford Hygiene Supplies'
California has sent hundreds of prisoners to battle the wildfires raging across the Los Angeles area, and is paying them below minimum wage.
Super Bowl Halftime Show Is Recruiting Workers for Less Pay Than Fast-Food Servers
A job listing for the Super Bowl LIX halftime show offers $12 per hour — part of a long pattern of host-city residents ...
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These 10 cities and counties have some of the highest U.S. minimum wages—many are over $20
Washington state has a number of localities whose minimum wages have surpassed $20, including King County and Seattle.
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The Los Angeles Fires Didn’t Have to Be This Bad
I keep rewatching a video of a McDonald’s in flames in Los Angeles. Blazing palm trees are buffeted by extreme winds. Sparks ...
Hundreds of California prisoners are fighting the LA fires, with some earning little more than $1 an hour
Hundreds of California inmates are helping battle the LA wildfires. Some prisoner firefighters earn $26.90 per 24-hour shift, ...