$15 minimum wage becomes part of 2020 election landscape
Nearly the entire 2020 Democratic presidential field agrees that the federal minimum wage should be more than doubled.
View ArticleHouse approves $15 minimum wage but Senate prospects are dim
House Democrats approved legislation Thursday to raise the federal minimum wage for the first time in a decade, but the bill has almost no chance in the Republican-controlled Senate.
View ArticleNassau closes living wage loophole
Officials in Nassau County aim to prevent vendors from gaming the system and dodging the county’s living wage law.
View ArticleUS worker annual compensation slows slightly through June
The annual wages and benefits for U.S. workers rose in the second quarter at a slightly slower pace than the first.
View ArticleADP: Businesses added 156,000 jobs in July
ADP says U.S. companies added 156,000 jobs in July, but larger firms accounted for much of the gains while businesses with fewer than 20 employees shed workers for the third straight month.
View ArticleUS job openings flat in June at 7.35 million
The number of open U.S. jobs was largely unchanged in June and hiring slipped, suggesting the job market has cooled a bit.
View ArticleUS productivity grew a healthy 2.3% rate in 2nd quarter
U.S. productivity increased at a decent pace in the second quarter, a trend that could lead to higher wages if it continues.
View ArticleMore employers offer workers help paying off student loans
Americans collectively owe nearly $1.5 trillion in student loans — more than twice the total a decade ago.
View ArticleReport: With transparency, gender pay gap narrows
When salaries are transparent, the gender pay gap tends to be narrower. That’s according to a new study by the American Association of University Women, a nonprofit that advocates for closing the pay...
View ArticleRizzo: Somehow, there are more jobs than workers
Opinion: Employers are having a harder time filling blue-collar positions than professional positions that require a college education.
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