July 31, 2024 Michigan Supreme Court reinstates minimum wage and sick leave laws In a 4-3 decision, the court said Republican lawmakers violated the state constitution. BY Associated Press The Michigan Supreme Court overruled the Legislature on Wednesday, reinstating major changes to the state’s minimum wage and paid sick leave laws, a victory for low-wage workers. … Continue reading Michigan Supreme Court reinstates minimum wage and sick leave laws
May 15, 2024 Digital bank Chime to roll out earned wage access product Chime says MyPay has no mandatory fees or interest and does not require a credit check. BY Reuters U.S. digital bank Chime is launching a product that will allow customers to access up to $500 of their wages before payday, the latest move … Continue reading Digital bank Chime to roll out earned wage access product
May 24, 2024 California gig drivers are making below the minimum wage, a new study shows The median wage for a California rideshare driver was about $5.97 per hour without tips and $7.63 per hour with tips, according to the study. BY Jessica Bursztynsky Drivers for some of the largest rideshare and delivery companies in California … Continue reading California gig drivers are making below the minimum wage, a new study shows
April 23, 2024 The pandemic made Earned Wage Access apps popular. Regulators want to rein in the fees Many of these apps charge monthly subscription fees, and most charge mandatory fees for instant transfers of funds. BY Associated Press When Anna Branch, 37, had her hours at work reduced at the start of the pandemic in … Continue reading The pandemic made Earned Wage Access apps popular. Regulators want to rein in the fees
April 17, 2024 California’s $20 minimum wage is official. Now some fast-food workers say their hours are being cut Two workers talk about the fight for a higher minimum wage, and the changes they’ve seen since its implementation on April 1. Laura Reyes was in the middle of her shift as a cook at Burger … Continue reading California’s $20 minimum wage is official. Now some fast-food workers say their hours are being cut
April 04, 2024 The Investor Case for a Living Wage Worker advocates have rightly celebrated recent labor wins for employees in the United States, but even these efforts haven’t been enough to keep the lowest wages at pace with inflation. BY Sara E. Murphy Despite global growth and productivity gains, more than 214 million workers live … Continue reading The Investor Case for a Living Wage
By Sam Becker September 04, 2023 It’s been roughly a decade since a significant push to increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour caught traction nationwide. Now, with many states and cities around the country having instituted wage floors even higher than $15 per hour in recent years, it’s safe to say that … Continue reading Minimum wage map: As the Fight for $15 keeps evolving, these states still pay $7.25 an hour
Middle-Class Just Got Clobbered by Biden’s New Budget and Wage Class Warfare, How To Prepare Due / 26 Apr 2023 Biden has always pretended to pay attention to rebuilding the lop-sided economy of the United States. He has always stuck to the idea of redesigning economic practices to make them worthy for ordinary Americans. … Continue reading Middle-Class Just Got Clobbered by Biden’s New Budget and Wage Class Warfare, How To Prepare
17 Ways to Make Extra Income While Working for Minimum Wage Due / 29 Nov 2022 In the current state of the world, it is nearly impossible to survive on a minimum wage salary. Even if you work 40 hours a week, you will likely land somewhere below the poverty line if you depend solely … Continue reading 17 Ways to Make Extra Income While Working for Minimum Wage
By Shalene Gupta June 08, 2022 President Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Law in 1963, but the gender wage gap still persists almost 60 years later, and some estimates suggest it will take another 40 years to close the gap. However, some cities are doing a better job than others at closing … Continue reading What is the gender wage gap in your city? This online calculator will tell you
