Starting Jan. 1, thousands of workers will be getting a few cents more per hour, which comes at a time when prices are ...

Four states will increase their minimum wage in 2026. Here's the state that has the highest minimum wage in the U.S., at $16.66 per hour.

The minimum wage in two states, Washington, D.C., and several cities and counties will increase in July. While the federal minimum wage has remained at $7.25 an hour since 2009, state and local ...

The federal minimum wage has not increased in over 15 years. The federal and state minimum wages are both $7.25 an hour, ...

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 ...

(NEXSTAR) — Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) has introduced legislation that would raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour as early as next year, replacing the current rate of $7.25 an hour. For the ...

A financial lifeline is coming for hundreds of thousands of American workers this month as sweeping minimum wage increases take effect across the nation. Starting July 1, more than 800,000 employees ...

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

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Two United States senators introduced legislation Tuesday that would increase the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour starting in January 2026. The three-page bill would more than ...

A bill to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour from $7.25 is back – but you might be surprised at who’s leading the charge: Republican Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri. Shifts in state and ...

(The Hill) — Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) wants to double the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour, with legislation filed Tuesday to increase the rate adopted nearly two decades ago. “For decades, working ...