In New York, the Wrong Workers Get the Biggest Pay Bumps
Last year’s Wall Street bonus pool was large enough to raise New York City’s minimum wage to $21.25 — with $24 billion left over.
Last year’s Wall Street bonus pool was large enough to raise New York City’s minimum wage to $21.25 — with $24 billion left over.
The legislation will end "the failed experiment of gutting Michigan workers' rights," said one lawmaker.
Rather than offering wages attractive to adults, employers want lawmakers to push teens into some of the most dangerous jobs in the country.
Bills in Iowa and Minnesota would allow teens as young as 14 to work in dangerous occupations such as meatpacking and construction.