Tag: Minimum Wage
California voters reject measure that would have raised minimum wage to nation-high $18 per hour
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Voters in California have rejected a ballot measure that would have raised the state minimum wage to $18 per hour...
Should the minimum wage be lower for workers who get tipped? Two states are set to decide
Mel Nichols, a 37-year-old bartender in Phoenix, Arizona, takes home anywhere from $30 to $50 an hour with tips included. But the uncertainty...
California health care workers get a pay bump under a new minimum wage law
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Some of the lowest-paid health care workers in California will get a pay bump Wednesday under a state law gradually...
Takeaways from AP's report on how shrimp farmers are exploited as supermarkets push for low prices
BANGKOK -- BANGKOK (AP) — A new investigation focused on three of the world’s largest producers of shrimp released Monday claims that as...
Nigeria more than doubles the minimum wage for government workers after strikes and negotiations
ABUJA, Nigeria -- Public sector workers in Nigeria on the minimum wage will see their salaries double after the government reached an agreement...
California fast food workers now earn $20 per hour. Franchisees are responding by cutting hours.
LOS ANGELES -- Lawrence Cheng, whose family owns seven Wendy’s locations south of Los Angeles, took orders at the register on a recent...