The minimum wage in the United States has long lagged behind the rising cost of living, but recent movements are pushing for ...

Nearly 20 states are raising their minimum wages next year, the highest to $16/hour, as the federal rate stays frozen — is ...

BRISTOL, Va. - President Obama's minimum wage plans has sparked an economic debate. Some employees who are making the bare basic say the proposal could hurt more than it helps. Mandy Feathers has been ...

The U.S. minimum wage has been frozen since 2009, leaving today’s workers with significantly less buying power than past ...

It dawned on me while watching news coverage of the recent quick-service strikes calling for a $15 minimum wage that the foodservice industry needs to educate its employees and the public about the ...

A new Rasmussen Reports survey reveals that 40% of Americans now believe the minimum wage should be at least $15 an hour, up from 36% a year ago. That’s a strong sentiment. After all, who doesn’t want ...

Starting next week, the minimum wage will get a boost in a handful of U.S. states and cities. The wage floor will rise to $12 per hour in Nevada, $14.20 per hour in much of Oregon and $16.20 and ...

Republicans, for a long time, had the right idea on economics with their embrace of the free market. The phrase "Free markets, free people" has been often quoted as a description of the GOP's economic ...

Despite it being widely known by anyone who can think two steps ahead that price controls have negative consequences, politicians can’t help but continue to promote price controls as policy. With ...

WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- One Southern California city will soon have the highest minimum wage in the nation as its city council passed a motion to increase it to $17.64 an hour. West Hollywood's ...

Twenty-one states will raise their minimum wages on Jan. 1, according to the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute, and the tenor of the news stories is that this boost to worker paychecks is an ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. national minimum wage rise is now seen more likely in the wake of Democratic gains in Tuesday's midterm Congressional elections, but views are mixed on whether this will ...