Closing the Wage Gap

Read more about efforts to reverse income inequality.

Minimum Wage Increase for Orange Employees

October 15, 2019 Orange officials next week are set to align the minimum hourly wage of 166 part-time and seasonal employees to meet state wage requirements. The minimum hourly pay rate, set to increase by Dec. 8 to $13, will cost the city an estimated $143,800 in its first year. Currently, California’s minimum hourly wage

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Guns, Vaping and Minimum Wage: Big Gestures vs the Bottom Line

Oct 15, 2019 Minimum Wage The debate around raising the minimum wage is underway across every state in America. With the federal minimum hovering just above $7, and unemployment rates remaining low, many retailers have been making bold moves which align them with providing a livable wage reflective of the cost of living in any

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CT minimum wage law has minimal effect in Wilton

October 14, 2019 Wilton camp counselors and other workers who earn minimum wage don’t have to fear losing their jobs due to a new state law which took effect on Oct. 1. The law required the minimum wage to increase from its current level of $10.10 an hour to $11 an hour on Oct. 1.

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Venezuela’s Maduro Hikes Minimum Wage Again, This Time by 275%

October 14, 2019 Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro ordered a 275 percent increase in the monthly minimum wage on Monday, the third hike this year, as hyperinflation drains the value of workers’ salaries. The minimum wage rose to 150,000 bolivars ($8) from 40,000, lawmaker Francisco Torrealba, a former labor minister and close ally to the socialist

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Target accidentally proves the case against the $15 minimum wage

October 15, 2019 In 2017, the retail giant Target made headlines for announcing plans to gradually increase its minimum wage to $15 an hour. Naturally, the company won widespread liberal plaudits for its supposedly pro-worker stance. Years later, though, the wage rise has led to nothing short of a disaster. New reporting from CNN Business

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South Dakota minimum wage to increase in 2020

By Dean Welte October 10, 2019 PIERRE, S.D. (KTIV) – South Dakota’s minimum wage is set to increase by 20 cents next year. The state minimum wage will increase from $9.10 per hour to $9.30 per hour on Jan. 1, 2020. According to the South Dakota Department of Labor, the minimum wage is annually adjusted

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