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Affording rent is an 'impossibility' for nearly half in Madison
A recent city report highlights Madison's housing affordability and availability issues, including the fact that 47% (including college students) can't afford their housing.
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Affording rent is an 'impossiblity' for nearly half in Madison
A recent city report highlights Madison's housing affordability and availability issues, including the fact that 47% (including college students) can't afford their housing.
Proposed ‘bill of rights’ would offer labor protections to WA nannies, housekeepers and gardeners
Senate Bill 5023 seeks to resolve longstanding discriminatory labor policies. Advocates note that nannies, housekeepers, ...
Minimum wage increases pose major challenge for restaurant industry in blue states
Some 65 cities across the country rolled out wage increases at the start of the month, and restaurant owners are still ...
These 10 cities and counties have some of the highest U.S. minimum wages—many are over $20
Washington state has a number of localities whose minimum wages have surpassed $20, including King County and Seattle.
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Farmworker H-2A Wage Case Sees Washington State Defendants Exit
Commissioner isn’t subject to suit under sovereignty exception Federal law makes it incumbent on DOL to set prevailing wages A Washington state employment agency and its leader are immune from a ...
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5 Developed Countries Without a Minimum Wage
State minimum wage can vary and is often higher than the federal minimum wage. Twenty-one states raised their minimum wage on Jan. 1, 2025. Ten of them and Washington D.C. will have minimum wages ...
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New minimum wage & more Washington laws going into effect in 2025
The state is raising its minimum wage to $16.66 an hour in 2025, a 38-cent increase from 2024 ($16.28 per hour), due to increased housing and food costs as calculated by the state Department of Labor ...
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Seattle waffle shop owner shuts down business over new $20-plus minimum wage law: ‘I’ve cried every day’
The new $20.76 per hour law — which is $4 higher than Washington State’s minimum wage requirement — applies to large and small businesses. It also eliminates tip or benefit credits.
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Illinois hourly workers will get another pay bump in 2025
Washington has the highest state minimum wage at $16.66, as of Wednesday. Many cities and counties will also increase their minimum wage in 2025. Before 2012, only five localities had minimum wage ...
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Details on the deadly attack in New Orleans. And, Amazon workers return to the office
Editor's Note: Amazon is among NPR's recent financial supporters. Activists appeal for a $15 minimum wage near the Capitol in Washington in 2021. With the start of the new year, minimum wage increases ...
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Minimum wage for most New Jersey workers rises to $15.49
New Jersey’s hourly minimum wage rose to $15.49 Wednesday, completing its first inflation-adjusted increase following a five-year phase-in that brought the state’s wage floor to above $15.