EconomyNews
New York’s $15 Minimum Wage Called ‘Too Much, Too Fast’ for Small Business Owners
“I think most business owners’ gut feeling is: ‘It’s not going to be good,’” Rod Dion, who owns a small business in Albany, N.Y., said… Read More
EconomyNews
Here Is California’s Economic Future After Huge Minimum Wage Hike
California lawmakers and labor leaders are cheering a new deal that, if passed, raises the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour, making the Golden… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Minimum Wage Hike in DC Will Stifle Job Creation
Last summer, the District of Columbia increased its minimum wage to $10.50 an hour, which is currently the highest for any U.S. state or territory…. Read More
EconomyNews
This Governor Ordered a Raise for Some State Workers. Here’s Why Business Groups Are Against It.
Business groups Tuesday criticized Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf, a Democrat, for his decision to raise the minimum wage for state employees and contractors from $7.25… Read More
EconomyCommentary
How Oregon’s $14.50 Minimum Wage Will Hurt Those It’s Supposed to Help
Good intentions can produce terrible results. Recently the Oregon legislature passed an unprecedented minimum wage hike in effort to help workers within their state, but… Read More
EconomyNews
Business Leader Predicts Oregon Will Lose 62,700 Jobs Due to Minimum Wage Hike
Oregon state legislators, acting despite the concerns of business groups, have passed a geographically based increase in the minimum wage. Two of the state’s business leaders, speaking… Read More
EconomyNews
How Unions Hope to Win a $15 Minimum Wage in California
Labor unions are pushing to raise California’s minimum wage to $15 an hour with two initiatives competing for voters’ approval. Two different unions are trying… Read More
EconomyNews
Oakland’s Minimum Wage Is Up, Wal-Mart Is Out
A minimum wage of $12.55 an hour in Oakland, Calif., may be the culprit for a Wal-Mart store’s closure. Wal-Mart announced Jan. 15 it will close… Read More
EconomyNews
Data Show These 6 Big Cities Aren’t Faring Well After Minimum Wage Hikes
Data shows a downhill economic trend for six big U.S. cities that hiked the minimum wage to $10 or more an hour in 2015. “Chicago,… Read More
EconomyNews
Sacramento’s Minimum Wage Hike Drives Costs Up for Small Businesses
The city of Sacramento recently approved a gradual increase in minimum wage to $12.50 by 2020, and with that a raise in the cost of… Read More
