Fortunately it only applies in states that have no minimum-wage law of their own or a minimum wage below the federal minimum wage.
Personal stories about struggling to make ends meet appear throughout the report, "Out of Reach: The High Cost of Housing." Vee, from Missouri, said her small wage increases don't make a dent in ...
A wave of state-level increases will lift minimum wages in many parts of the United States in 2026, affecting workers from ...
Missouri voted to raise the minimum wage and require paid sick leave, but now that could be overturned by the Missouri Supreme Court.
Missouri pays $16.95 per day for a preschooler. The “Fight for $15” movement was born four years ago to demand that the minimum wage be raised to $15 an hour. Its trademark one-day strikes have ...
With the federal minimum wage—$7.25 per hour—unchanged for the past 16 years, many states and cities have taken independent ...