The federal minimum wage in the United States has remained at $7.25 per hour since July 24, 2009, as established by the Fair ...

On July 1, 2025, several states in the U.S. implemented a minimum wage increase, impacting over 880,000 workers. While not ...

The minimum wage across the United States ranges from $17 to as low as $5. ... Each state’s determination of the minimum wage may reflect the politics of the issue but includes other factors, ...

As part of his $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief proposal, President Joe Biden is calling for the national minimum wage to be raised to $15 an hour. “No one working 40 hours a week should still be ...

President Joe Biden, along with other Democrats, have voiced support for an increase in the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $15 an hour. But recent attempts – including a Senate vote on ...

This isn't a party issue because both parties have affiliated workers that that are getting the federal minimum wage. But, you know, I look at it like $7.25 in 2009. That's approximately $290 a week.

Cutting back on labor led to fewer hours for minimum wage workers, which in turn meant less money: about $125 per month in reduced take-home pay, the authors found.

In his speech at the Center for American Progress this week, President Obama devoted considerable time to an issue suddenly much in discussion: the minimum wage. This is not a new debate. In fact ...

The Senate rejected a bid by Democrats to advance an increase the federal minimum wage as part of President Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus plan, with senators in both parties registering their ...

Congress just missed one of its best shots at improving health when the Senate failed to advance a bill that would have raised the minimum wage to US$15 an hour.Study after study has linked higher ...