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24/7 Insights Two states voted in November 2024 to raise the minimum wage.  Multiple other states are seeing increases in minimum wage beginning on January 1, 2025.  At least one state will hold a...
24/7 Insights The minimum wage is set by both the federal government and the states.  $7.25 per hour is currently the federal minimum wage.  Some states have two sets of minimum wage guidelines. ...
24/7 Wall St. Insights Minimum wage often sets the bare minimum for pay in a country. Minimum wage, including in the United States, is not enough to survive on. Download our free report on the two...
24/7 Wall St. Insights Higher minimum wages are directly related to lower rates of poverty, suicide, and unhappiness. The benefits of higher minimum wages always outweigh the negative consequences...
Starbucks posted poor quarterly results, in part due to rising labor costs because of unionization and minimum wages.
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The rise in executive compensation compared to the stagnation of employee wages in American companies has gained significant attention in recent years, and for good reason. It has always been a...
The last time federal lawmakers mandated an increase to the nation’s minimum wage, President George W. Bush was in office, Apple released the first iPhone, and Beyoncé’s “Irreplaceable” was...
Tipping customs vary significantly across the globe, with some countries having little or no tipping culture. In those places, offering a gratuity to restaurant or hotel workers, taxi drivers, and...