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News Articles: minimum wage

 Crystal St. Pierre-Stackpole said her brother’s first job sorting recyclable items from garbage earned him less than minimum wage. He now works at Zaxby's. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder

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  • Politics

Will lawmakers end the practice of allowing Georgians with disabilities to be paid subminimum wage?

A bipartisan measure that would phase out a program that allows employers to pay people with disabilities below the minimum wage — including less than $1 an hour — is gaining traction in the Senate.

February 24, 2025
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By:
  • Jill Nolin
Minimum wage hikes and paid sick leave were on the ballots in several states in the November 2024 election.

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  • Business

Here's how minimum wage and paid sick leave measures fared in the election

Some red states approved ballot measures to raise the minimum wage and require employers to provide paid sick time to their workers.

November 06, 2024
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By:
  • Andrea Hsu
(Left) Kamala Harris attends a pro-union march in Los Angeles on October 2, 2019; (Right) Donald Trump visited a McDonald's restaurant in Feasterville-Trevose, Pa., on October 20, 2024.

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  • Business

Here’s where Trump and Harris stand on 5 issues affecting workers

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump have both appealed to workers in this year's election. But the candidates’ stances on many issues affecting workers remain far apart.

November 01, 2024
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By:
  • Andrea Hsu
Vehicles drive toward downtown Minneapolis on Interstate 35 in Minneapolis, Minn., on Sunday, May 26, 2024.

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  • Business

Uber and Lyft are fighting minimum wage laws. But in this state, the drivers won

Internal emails, interviews and in-app messages show Uber and Lyft deployed a powerful lobbying playbook to stop minimum wage laws in Minnesota. But drivers had a playbook of their own.

June 17, 2024
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By:
  • Dara Kerr
A Delta Airlines plane leaves the gate on July 12, 2021, at Logan International Airport in Boston.

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  • News

Delta Air Lines, facing another union attempt to organize flight attendants, is raising their pay

Delta Air Lines is raising pay for flight attendants and other nonunion workers by 5%. And the airline is boosting starting pay for all its U.S. jobs to at least $19 an hour.

April 24, 2024
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  • Associated Press
Fast-food workers rally for health and safety protections near a McDonald's in Los Angeles, in 2021.

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  • Business

Half a million California workers will get $20 minimum wage, starting today

It's a big win for cooks, cashiers and other fast-food employees, among the least paid in the workforce. Restaurant owners and franchisees warn of higher prices and cuts to workers' hours.

April 01, 2024
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By:
  • Alina Selyukh and
  • Vanessa Romo
A McDonald's worker hands food to a customer at a drive-thru window in Los Angeles, on Sept. 28.

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  • Business

California fast-food workers will get $20 minimum wage, starting Monday

Debate is hot about the impact of a higher minimum wage. Half a million Californians work in fast-food, where wages had stagnated for decades. Restaurant owners warn of higher prices and fewer hours.

April 01, 2024
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By:
  • Vanessa Romo and
  • Alina Selyukh

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  • Your Money

What is the new etiquette for tipping?

Tipping requests are on the rise. Businesses that never seemed to ask for a tip, like fast food joints, are now asking for one. Here's how to deal with unexpected requests and more.

March 26, 2024
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  • Stacey Vanek Smith
Uber and Lyft have said they'll stop service in Minneapolis if a minimum wage law for drivers goes into effect.

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  • Business

Uber and Lyft threaten to halt operations in Minneapolis over minimum wage law

After a minimum wage law gets passed for a second time in the Twin Cities, the ride-hail companies vow to put up a fight.

March 15, 2024
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  • Dara Kerr
A person holds a sign at a rally to raise the federal minimum wage, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on May 4.

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  • Economy

Minimum-wage workers in 22 states will be getting raises on Jan. 1

While that's great news for the almost 10 million workers affected, 20 other states still pay minimum-wage workers the federal rate of $7.25 an hour.

December 26, 2023
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  • D. Parvaz
Erica Payne, founder of Patriotic Millionaires, offers a crash course on economic inequality to residents of Whiteville, N.C. The group wants working-class voters to lobby Congress on raising the minimum wage and taxing the rich.

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  • National

These millionaires want to tax the rich, and they're lobbying working-class voters

A group called Patriotic Millionaires has failed to get Congress to raise their taxes or boost the minimum wage. Now they're taking their concerns about inequality to swing-state voters.

June 13, 2023
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  • Jennifer Ludden
Gustavo Ajche snapped a selfie on the street while making his rounds on Wednesday.

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  • Business

Spare a thought for Gustavo, the guy delivering your ramen in the wildfire smoke

As most New Yorkers isolated inside this week to avoid the hazardous smoke that enveloped the city, one man was rushing ramen across town for a customer's dinner.

June 08, 2023
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  • Manuela López Restrepo
A gambler plays a slot machine at the Hard Rock casino in Atlantic City, N.J. on Aug. 8, 2022.

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  • Business

The Hard Rock casino company says it will spend $100 million more to pay its workers

The raises will impact 95 different job titles. Housekeepers, cooks and security guards will see the biggest differences, the company said.

September 20, 2022
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By:
  • Ayana Archie
The Great Resignation

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  • News

Georgia among worst states for workers, report says

During the so-called "Great Resignation," workers are leaving their jobs in search of better pay and working conditions. But where should they look for greener pastures? According to a new report from Oxfam, not Georgia. The report finds the state ranks near the bottom of the list when considering its low minimum wage, lack of union protections and new abortion ban. GPB's Peter Biello spoke with Kaitlyn Henderson, the author of the Oxfam Report.

September 01, 2022
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  • Peter Biello
Target said it would raise its minimum wage as high as $24 per hour.

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  • Business

Target is raising its minimum wage to as much as $24 an hour

The retail giant currently pays a $15 per hour starting wage, but said it would raise it to as much as $24. Companies have been boosting pay and benefits in an effort to keep and attract workers.

March 01, 2022
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  • Rina Torchinsky
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