A new bill proposed by Democrats in the Virginia state legislature is raising concerns regarding the removal of minimum prison sentences for various violent felony crimes. Within days of Democratic ...

(NEXSTAR) – Didn’t earn so much during your working years? It’s likely you’re still eligible for retiree benefits from the Social Security Administration. The Social Security Administration (SSA) ...

Raising the minimum wage gradually is better for employers and employees, who are both burdened by ever higher prices, than a huge hike to $30 as New York City's new mayor has championed, Gov. Kathy ...

On Jan. 1, the minimum wage increased in 19 states and 49 cities and counties. In 60 of these jurisdictions, the minimum wage will reach or exceed $15 an hour for some or all employers. This includes ...

Seventeen states forbid local governments to set an hourly minimum wage above the federal minimum of $7.25 set in 2009. Affordability has become a buzzword for good reason. One in four households are ...

This year, for the first time, more workers will live in states with a minimum wage of at least $15 per hour than in states with the federal minimum of $7.25. By Audra D. S. Burch As the rising cost ...

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 ...

Almost two dozen states are raising their minimum wage in 2026, providing American workers a pay bump at a time when many are struggling to cover basic necessities. In total, 88 jurisdictions — ...

Massachusetts is one of the only states in New England that didn’t see an immediate minimum wage increase in 2026. Minimum wage in Massachusetts has been $15 per hour since Jan. 1, 2023. A MA bill ...

With the start of 2026, more than 8.3 million workers in 19 states received mandatory minimum wage increases. None of them were in Massachusetts. Today, however, 11 states have higher minimum wages, ...

As Americans ring in the New Year, minimum wage workers in nearly 20 states are kicking off 2026 with a pay increase. Starting Jan. 1, 2026, minimum wage workers in 19 states will see a pay increase.

Nearly 20 states kicked off the New Year with minimum wage increases, but some employment experts warn that doing so could exacerbate inflation levels. Minimum wage increases across 19 states will ...