WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is preparing to sign an executive order to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour for federal contractors. Administration officials say the order will provide a pay ...

Workers earning minimum wage are getting an income boost in some parts of the U.S., thanks to higher pay rates that went into effect this month. Connecticut, Nevada, Oregon and Washington, D.C., all ...

A new round of polling unveiled on Capitol Hill Tuesday showed broad voter support for raising the federal minimum wage to at ...

For both proponents and opponents of an increase to the minimum wage, Monday’s Congressional Budget Office projection was a mixed bag of outcomes. The proposed Raise the Wage Act would increase the ...

U.S. Sens. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) have introduced the Higher Wages for American Workers Act, which would more than double the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour by Jan. 1, 2026.

President Joe Biden gave his first network interview since his inauguration on Friday, covering a wide array of topics with CBS News’ Norah O’Donnell. During an excerpt of the interview released by ...

Key Takeaways Raising the minimum wage might increase the number of “good jobs” that provide solid benefits, reasonable ...

The new rule would end a controversial program in place since 1938, but the incoming Trump administration would have the final say.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to sign an executive order to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour for federal contractors, providing a pay bump to hundreds of thousands of workers.