Here is a look at Thursday’s business headlines with Jeff Vaughn, who has the latest on minimum wage increases across the ...

A slew of new Illinois taxes and laws for 2025 went into effect overnight as the calendar turned to July 1. Many of the ...

A tipped minimum wage increase in Chicago, and higher state taxes on vaping and tobacco products also go into effect July 1.

Dawkins’ latest bill would see the minimum wage rise gradually each year, reaching $15 in most counties on Jan. 1, 2028. It would also raise the tipped minimum wage from $2.83 to 60% of the minimum.

Gen Z says even $30 per hour doesn’t cut it in many states. Discover where wages fall short of living costs—and what it means ...

The Tompkins County Workers’ Center held a living wage town hall to discuss the need for a rise in minimum wage. At the same ...

Michigan farmers join a multi-state coalition urging the USDA to reveal how it calculates rising minimum wages for migrant ...

A Senate bill proposes raising the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $15, but MIT data shows that amount still falls short ...

Recently introduced legislation in Congress could raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour as early as next year – but is that enough?

Recently introduced legislation in Congress could raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour as early as next year – but is that enough?

Why It Matters The federal minimum wage was last increased in 2009, rising to $7.25.