WIDESPREAD DISASTER. CALIFORNIA’S MINIMUM WAGE WILL GO UP TO $16.90 STARTING NEXT YEAR. IN A LETTER SENT TO THE GOVERNOR AND LEGISLATIVE LEADERS TODAY, THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE NOTIFIED ...

After a coalition of farmers and businesses lobbied for months to ask for a pause on future minimum wage increases, the Boulder County commissioners held a public hearing Tuesday on the topic. Several ...

Washington’s minimum wage will rise 2.8% to $17.13 an hour starting Jan. 1, 2026, the highest statewide rate in the nation. The change also increases minimum salaries for overtime-exempt workers and ...

A wave of state-level increases will lift minimum wages in many parts of the United States in 2026, affecting workers from coast to coast. While the federal baseline remains $7.25 per hour under the ...

Minimum wage workers in Florida just got a $1 boost to their paychecks. Voters in 2020 approved a constitutional amendment to gradually raise the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2026. The rate ...

Ohio's minimum wage is about to rise again, with the rate increasing for nontipped employees by 30 cents an hour, from $10.70 to $11.Workers who receive tips will get a wage increase from $5.35 to ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) announced on Tuesday that Washington’s minimum wage will rise 2.8 percent next year, to $17.13 an hour. The increase takes ...

The New Jersey Department of Labor & Workforce Development announced Oct. 1 that New Jersey’s minimum wage will increase by $0.43 to $15.92 per hour for most employees, effective Jan. 1, 2026.

NEW JERSEY (PIX11) — The statewide minimum wage in New Jersey is set to increase once more at the beginning of 2026. Starting on Jan. 1, the minimum wage will increase by $0.43 per hour for most ...

Washington’s minimum wage will rise to $17.13 an hour on Jan. 1. That’s a 2.8% increase tied by law to the federal Consumer Price Index. The state’s current minimum wage is $16.66 per hour, the ...

As of Tuesday, Florida’s minimum wage increased. According to the Florida Department of Commerce, the new minimum wage is $14 per hour, while minimum wage for tipped employees will be at least $10.98 ...

A crew member waits to greet customers near the self-serve kiosk at a Vancouver McDonald's. Minimum wage in Washington will top $17 per hour in 2026. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian files) Washington ...