“The results are nowhere as dire as predicted,” Berkeley’s Michael Reich told Fortune.

Proposals to raise the minimum wage are often met with arguments that independent businesses may be vulnerable to such ...

Minimum wage policy is about to shift again as the calendar turns, with a new round of state level increases scheduled to take effect at the start of 2026. While federal law has held the nationwide ...

Many U.S. workers are ringing in the new year with a raise as new minimum wage increases take effect in states and localities across the country on Thursday. More than 8.3 million workers are expected ...

New Yorkers will see minimum wage hikes on New Year’s Day, with the rate rising to $17 per hour in the Big Apple, Westchester and Long Island while reaching $16 in the rest of the state. The ...

The push for higher minimum wages continues to be primarily driven by state and local governments with the $7.25 per hour federal minimum wage stagnant since 2009. That figure has stood for nearly two ...

Minimum wage and tipped workers across Michigan saw their wages increase Jan. 1 as a part of the 2025 amendment to the Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act. The amendment raised the minimum wage to ...

Michigan workers who earn minimum wage will see their pay increase with the arrival of the new year this week, whether on regular pay or a tipped pay scale. A flurry of court decisions, followed by ...

Florida's minimum wage will increase to $15 an hour on September 30, 2026. The increase is the result of a constitutional ...