By Ricardo Vaz Oct 16th 2019 @ 2:43pm The Maduro government raised the minimum wage by 275 percent on Monday. The new minimum wage was set at 150,000 sovereign bolivars (BsS), around US $7.5 at the current exchange rate, up from 40,000 BsS. Active public and private sector workers also receive a monthly food bonus,

JOHN REITMEYER OCTOBER 16, 2019 New Jersey’s statewide hourly minimum wage is on course to increase to $11 at the beginning of next year for most low-wage workers, state labor officials said yesterday. The announcement by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development was a formality since the increase for 2020 had already been scheduled

By Lindsay Fendt Oct. 16, 2019 @ 10:02 p.m Denverites crowded into a room at the Carla Madison Recreation Center on Wednesday night for a town hall to discuss a proposal to raise the city’s minimum wage to $15 by 2021. While the restaurant industry and some small businesses have come out publicly against the

By Dylan Wiggan OCT 17 2019 Cambridge City Council is working with businesses to help them develop local corporate social responsibility approaches to reduce poverty in Cambridge. It is also encouraging business to pay their staff the Real Living Wage, to help tackle poverty and provide a wide range of benefits to businesses themselves. To

By: Caroline Morse Oct 16, 2019 @ 6:35 PM HAGERSTOWN, Md. (WDVM) — Washington County officials began discussing how to address the state’s mandate to annually increase the minimum wage. Officials are proposing a 49% increase from $10.10 to $15 in 2025. However, Chief Financial Officer Sara Greaves advised the council to not ignore the

By ADORA NAMIGADDE OCT 16, 2019 Mayor Andrew Ginther says state lawmakers took away municipalities’ ability to raise the minimum wage, so Columbus officials decided to raise the pay of city employees. “We believe that anybody who works 40 hours a week and is working hard and playing by the rules should not live in