The negotiations at the state Capitol were ongoing Wednesday, nine days before a Michigan Supreme Court-ordered minimum wage ...

The state’s current hourly minimum wage of $16.66 is the second highest in the country. Some say it still lags the cost of living.

Stronger-than-expected inflation and labor market data into the end of 2024 led to the US Federal Reserve's decision to pause ...

About two-thirds of them are women, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, and many are supporting their families on minimum wages set at the federal government’s floor of $7.25 an hour.

The “housing shortage” is yesterday’s problem. Today we are on the cusp of a housing glut. All analyses hinge on how best to ...

US economists are looking for monthly headline CPI at 0.31%, which would keep the year-on-year rate at 2.9%. Core CPI is ...

The federal minimum wage has been stuck at $7.25 since 2009, not even close to the buying power it once brought workers — ...

If the lead holds, Burien would match Tukwila's minimum wage, bringing it slightly higher than wage floors set in Seattle and ...

Democratic state senators took public testimony Tuesday on a sweeping labor standards proposal that aims to incrementally ...

Washington state may implement a series of labor reforms including a progressive increase in the minimum wage to $25 per hour ...

The move was a key step, but not the final step, toward the state Legislature intervening in a Michigan Supreme Court ...

Here are five other things for ASCs to know about shifts in the cost of labor: 1. The Consumer Price Index increase, also known as inflation, hit 2.9% in December 2024, according to the most recent ...