Jan. 1 will mark the beginning of another year and a new labor standard in California. The state's minimum wage is set to increase at the start of the year, going up 40 cents from $16.50 to $16.90, ...

(NEXSTAR) — Despite attempts in Congress this year, the federal minimum wage will remain unchanged in 2025. In nearly two dozen states, however, that rate is set to climb in 2026. Since 2009, the ...

The federal and Wisconsin minimum wage has remained at $7.25 an hour since its last increase in 2009. A full-time worker earning the current minimum wage falls below the federal poverty threshold.

More Americans think they’re in danger of falling behind on their debts. People’s expectation of missing a minimum payment on a debt — anything from credit cards, to auto loans to student loans and ...

Ohio's minimum wage will increase to $11 starting Jan. 1, 2026. The change marks a 2.8% jump from the current rate of $10.70 for non-tipped workers, according to the Ohio Department of Commerce. Wages ...

The intensity of the Sun’s activity ebbs and flows across years, but also across decades—a behavior that scientists haven’t quite figured out yet. At the turn of the 21 st century, astrophysicists ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ian writes on fossil energies, climate, and transition to renewables. The recent Department of Energy Report, A Critical Review of ...

Roughly 50,000 Rhode Islanders earn minimum wage, according to Gov. Dan McKee’s office. The minimum wage is scheduled to increase to $17 over the next two years. Rhode Island’s minimum wage will ...

Hundreds of thousands of workers across more than a dozen cities and states will soon receive higher pay, thanks to minimum wage hikes set to take effect July 1. More than 800,000 workers in two ...

The Pennsylvania House approved a plan to raise the minimum wage, using a regional approach with varying rates. Democrats support the increase, citing the state's lagging minimum wage compared to ...

While workers across many jurisdictions have already seen minimum wage increases this year, some Americans are still due for a bump in 2025. Jan. 1, 2025 marked a popular day for pay increases across ...

Sophie Maunder, executive partner at VCCP, left the agency last week, ending a tenure of more than 22 years, to launch maternity coaching company Matri. Matri will offer an 18-month program supporting ...