A bill passed by the House on Thursday would raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour — plus tips.
Minimum Wage
People in CoreCivic’s detention centers are paid $1 a day for their labor. CoreCivic is paid $95 a day to detain them.
The state legislature could end the subminimum tipped wage for carwashers.
Democrats running for office in 2020 have an opportunity to do what’s morally right and politically popular.
Under a 1938 labor law, people with disabilities are paying the economic price while major corporations get rich.
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont has just signed legislation raising the state’s minimum wage to $15.
While financial sector workers enjoy a bonus bonanza, low-wage workers haven’t gotten a raise in nearly a decade.
Workers dependent on tips have to rely on food stamps and soup kitchens to survive despite working full time.
Massachusetts just repealed its cap on aid for children born to welfare recipients, but such laws persist elsewhere.
GOP-controlled legislatures have been wresting control over wages and benefits from local governments.