Many states automatically raise their minimum wage on Jan. 1 like Arizona, Virginia, Connecticut and Minnesota. In others, like Florida and Missouri, specific ballot measures have legislated the ...
The new year brings expanded paid sick leave, protections for Seattle app-based workers, more safety regulations and ...
Washington State enacts new laws including a raised minimum wage, stricter negligent driving penalties, and a ban on selling ...
Over 9.2 million minimum-wage workers will have higher paychecks this year as 21 states raised their wage floors to adjust for inflation, ballot measures, and legislation.
Washington had the highest state-level minimum wage in the nation in 2024 (Washington D.C.’s wage is $17), though the federal wage is still $7.25. Cities and counties in the state, however ...
Twenty-one states and 48 local jurisdictions rang in the new year with an increase to the minimum wage on Jan. 1, according ...
Seattle began implementing a minimum wage of $20.76 per hour when the new year began, and the new rate has led some smaller ...
Minimum wages increased in 21 states on Jan. 1, and more hikes are expected later in the year. The federal minimum wage remains at $7.25 an hour, a rate last adjusted in July 2009. However, states ...
Greg DePersio has 13+ years of professional experience in sales and SEO and 3+ years as a writer and editor. Minimum wage laws have been in effect in the United States since 1938. The rate has ...
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In 2025, significant changes in minimum wage laws are reshaping the financial landscape for workers across the United States.
A business owner in West Seattle lamented that the closure of her business due to the rising minimum wage means the loss of a ...