Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The minimum wage varies from state to state in the USA. Some have been more adaptive as times and costs have risen. Others have ...

The new year will see dozens of states, cities and counties raising the minimum wage locally, helping millions of Americans offset an increasingly urgent affordability crisis. On Jan. 1, 2026, the ...

The federal minimum wage in the United States has been stagnant at $7.25 per hour since 2009, despite significant inflation and rising living costs. This prolonged inaction has made it one of the ...

While workers across many jurisdictions have already seen minimum wage increases with the start of the year, thousands more across over a dozen cities and states will see a pay bump heading into July ...

The developer of a project planned for SoHo may be willing to pay the $40-per-hour minimum wage requirement tied to a new affordable housing tax break. Dallas-based real estate firm Trammell Crow ...

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The last time the federal minimum wage increased, Barack Obama had just taken office, the iPhone 3GS was the hot new gadget and you could still rent DVDs at Blockbuster. Since July 2009, the number ...