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an amount of money that is the least amount of money per hour that workers must be paid according to the law
Congress will vote on a bill to raise the minimum wage.
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Amazingly, Trump’s Labor Department fought legislation to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour from its woefully outdated $7.25.
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
The new rate equates to just $1.71 per hour, a stark contrast to the U.S. federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
Yes, but: Each of those victories proved temporary — the city has since increased the housing fee, passed a Barrio Logan plan and increased the minimum wage.
—Andrew Keatts, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024
California voters also adopted a proposition that increases penalties for certain drug and theft crimes while rebuffing a measure to raise the state’s minimum wage to $18 an hour.
—Kate Rogers, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2024
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
The new rate equates to just $1.71 per hour, a stark contrast to the U.S. federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
Yes, but: Each of those victories proved temporary — the city has since increased the housing fee, passed a Barrio Logan plan and increased the minimum wage.
—Andrew Keatts, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024
California voters also adopted a proposition that increases penalties for certain drug and theft crimes while rebuffing a measure to raise the state’s minimum wage to $18 an hour.
—Kate Rogers, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2024
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Among the positions Tran outlined in his campaign are federal funding for Planned Parenthood; raising wages for teachers and increasing investment in public schools and early childhood education; and expanding Medicare to take on insurance and pharmaceutical companies to cut health care costs.The Hill, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
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In its lawsuit filed in February, the FTC alleged that a lack of competition would lead to higher grocery prices, reduce food quality and customer service and harm grocery workers who are pushing for better working conditions and wages.Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
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Fix the Court, a nonprofit organization registered under section 501(c)(3) of the IRS, reported on tax forms covering fiscal 2023 paying Gabe Roth, its director, a salary of $168,100.Gabe Kaminsky, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 Dec. 2024
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Freelancing can also be a way to access this kind of talent without paying the high salaries that AI engineers command.Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
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And the lowest portion of workers living in poverty, demonstrating that workers in New Hampshire are paid a living wage.Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
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All of the cities in the top five, including Toledo, Ohio, required a comfortable living wage between $36 and $38 per hour for one person.Isabela Ocampo Restrepo, Austin American-Statesman, 11 Aug. 2024
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