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 ...
Tacoma prison must pay $23M for violating minimum wage, court says
The Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma, the only privately owned detention center in Washington, can hold up to 1,575 ...
Private detention centers in California must pay migrants minimum wage, 9th Circuit rules
Private contractors that hold thousands of undocumented immigrants in detention centers for the federal government must pay ...
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Minimum wage increasing in nearly half of states, including Nebraska
Currently, 10 states have a minimum wage of $15 or higher: California, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maryland, ...
The Hidden Economic Forces Behind California's Use of Inmates as Firefighters
More than 1,000 California inmates have been fighting the wildfires, a controversial practice that dates back to 1915 and results from a complex intersection of public safety, labor economics, and ...
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Minimum wages are increasing in nearly half the states this year
Currently, 10 states have a minimum wage of $15 or higher: California, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maryland, ...
Among those fighting the Los Angeles wildfires: Prison inmates earning less than minimum wage
Hundreds of incarcerated firefighters are working to extinguish the massive blaze scorching Los Angeles. Here's how much they ...
For Just Dollars a Day, Inmates Fight California’s Fires
Hundreds of incarcerated people are firefighting in Los Angeles. They are paid a maximum of $10.24 a day, and receive an ...
Hundreds of California prisoners are fighting the LA fires, with some earning little more than $1 an hour
Hundreds of California inmates are helping battle the LA wildfires. Some prisoner firefighters earn $26.90 per 24-hour shift, ...
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California fast food restaurant owners warn that hiking $20 minimum wage will ‘cripple’ them
The union representing fast food workers wants to hike the minimum wage above $20 an hour to $20.70 an hour — which ...