minimum wage
NYC's hourly minimum wage set to rise
New York will raise its minimum wage for the third time since 2024, with rates climbing across the state on Jan. 1, 2026.
Instacart sues NYC over worker pay, tipping laws that would 'degrade' business
The lawsuit targets?Local Law 124, which requires companies to offer grocery delivery workers the same minimum pay that restaurant delivery workers are eligible for.
NYC sneaks in 16% pay raises to put on Mamdani's desk as welcome gift
Councilwoman Nantasha Williams (D-Queens) said the plan is to introduce the bill on Tuesday and hold a hearing on the proposed pay raises by year’s end so the next council...
Partisan gerrymanders feed extremism, the GOP’s young women problem and other commentary
“For partisan Democrats, it has become necessary to destroy U.S. democracy in order to save it,” grumbles Charles Lane.
How Zohran Mamdani's $30 wage will boost tech — not workers
A dramatically increased wage floor would supercharge automation and AI, especially in industries that rely on low-wage labor — and cost the city hundreds of thousands of jobs.
Starbucks shuts down another San Francisco cafe -- closing more than a dozen locations in city over past two years
The shop at 295 California Street, a fixture downtown for nearly two decades, shut its doors Friday, according to the San Francisco Business Times.
Cheap parents demand teen daughter pays them monthly rent: 'They clearly don't care about you'
"They think I 'owe' this to them..."
California's $20 minimum wage hike cost state 18,000 jobs, study shows
A new study published by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) this month found that California’s 2023?minimum wage hike?cost the state thousands of jobs.
City Council lefties tackle 'affordability' by driving up grocery prices. Brilliant
The City Council passed a measure (by a veto-proof majority) virtually guaranteeing grocery prices will shoot up.
LA hotel owners sound alarm as $30 minimum wage threatens to cause mass closures
Los Angeles?hotel operators are fighting a $30 minimum wage hike that was passed by the city council, amid a struggle with "profitability."
Mamdani vows to lower costs but his 'fix' is more lefty policies that drive them up
Zohran Mamdani drew support in Tuesday’s primary for saying he’d make New York more affordable — yet he's mainly offering more of the policies that have made the city so...
Brad Lander is the very definition of an unprincipled political weasel
As the city comptroller, Brad Lander must surely know that fellow Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani can't possibly make good on his pricey promises. And if he tries, he might bankrupt...
Where does Trump stand on Josh Hawley's push to raise minimum wage?
President Donald Trump signaled he was not sure about whether, or not, he would support a recent proposal led by GOP Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley to raise the federal?minimum wage?to...
GOP senator teams up with Dem to hike federal minimum wage to over double amount
Sens.?Josh Hawley, R-Mo., and Peter Welch, D-Vt., are pushing legislation that would hike the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour and provide for annual increases to account for inflation.
Trump’s art of the steel deal, Don’s sensible national-park cuts and other commentary
“Nippon Steel is buying US Steel for $15 billion and has agreed to let the American company remain American-operated” in a Trump-approved deal that “addressed concerns about national security while...
How Zohran Mamdani's promises would destroy working-class NYC
Wannabe mayor Zohran Mamdani is brushing aside centuries of economic truth, asking voters to ignore mismatches between budget reality and the havoc he would cause along the way.
Some Walmart managers get pay bump, pushing compensation over $600K
The changes will take effect at the start of fiscal year 2026, which means the 100% bonus potential will be reflected in their March 2025 payout.
Seattle's record-breaking minimum wage and more:?Letters to the Editor — Jan. 11, 2025
Emerald pay day As usual, Seattle’s Democratic leaders have outdone themselves in mandating the minimum wage be $20.76/hour (“Seattle eateries eaten up,” Jan. 9). Yes, some people will make more...
Seattle's new $20.76-per-hour minimum wage law forces at least 5 more restaurants to close
Jackson's Catfish Corner, Bel Gatto, The Jilted Siren, Plum Bistro and Rapport wine bar have shuttered in recent days, according to Seattle outlets.
California restaurants scrambling to stay afloat amid $9 egg prices: 'It's f----ing killing me'
California restaurants have no choice but to continue buying eggs en masse for their breakfast omelettes and baked goods despite soaring prices – sending their bottom line under.