Will an Increase in the Minimum Wage Give America a Raise? No. - FEE
According to Princeton University economics professor Alan S. Blinder, writing in the Wall Street Journal, Kamala Harris is entirely correct in her intention
California’s $20 minimum wage is killing thousands of jobs - Washington Examiner
For eight years, Michael Ojeda delivered food for a Pizza Hut in Ontario, California, using the income he received to support his family. In December, the 29-year-old received a letter from the pizza franchise informing him that his employment was being terminated in February. The news shook him. “Pizza Hut was my career for nearly
Myth or Measurement: What Does the New Minimum Wage Research Say about Minimum Wages and Job Loss in the United States?
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Workers With Disabilities Can Earn Just $3.34 An Hour. Agency Says Law Needs Change
A 1938 law created "exploitative and discriminatory" job programs and should be phased out, marking a new milestone in the debate over "sheltered workshops," the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights says.
How Increasing the Federal Minimum Wage Could Affect Employment and Family Income | Congressional Budget Office
This interactive tool allows users to explore how various policies to increase the federal minimum wage would affect earnings, employment, family income, and poverty.
COVID-19 crisis likely to stop Michigan's minimum wage from rising in 2021
The COVID-19 recession is likely to sideline a minimum wage hike for Michigan workers in 2021, the state announced Friday. The minimum wage was supposed to increase to $9.87 an hour and $3.75 for tipped employees under a 2018 law legislators passed to sidestep a ballot drive that successfully…
Using a Structured Minimum Wage Debate in the Economics Classroom | Education | St. Louis Fed
Using the minimum wage as a classroom debate topic, students develop competencies in researching current issues, preparing logical arguments, thinking critically about a relevant economic issue, and formulating opinions based on evidence.
The federal minimum wage has not been raised since 2009. In the absence of action at the national level, many states and localities have raised their own minimum wages. Explore the map to see how these rapidly changing laws differ across the country, and read EPI’s recent research explaining the benefits of raising the minimum wage and…
CBO: $15 Minimum Wage Would Boost 17 Million Workers, Cut 1.3 Million Jobs : NPR
The Congressional Budget Office analyzed the impact of lifting the $7.25 federal minimum wage to $15 by 2025. The House is expected to vote next week on a bill to lift the federal minimum.
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A ‘one-size-fits-all’ $15 an hour national minimum wage is really a ‘one-size-fits-none’ minimum wage | American Enterprise Institute - AEI
The Tax Foundation released the map above (“The Relative Value of $100) earlier this week in a post titled “The Real Value of $100 in Each State,” here are some details: This map (above) shows the real value of $100 in each state. Prices for the same goods are often much cheaper in states like […]