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It has taken years since the Great Recession, but wages are showing signs of climbing — though not very quickly. Economists say there are reasons to believe wage growth could continue into 2017.
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Washington voters have approved a statewide hike of the state's minimum wage.Initiative 1433 will raise the hourly wage by roughly $4 over three years, to…
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Corrected on October 11, 2016 - An earlier version of this post said Washington has the nation's 42nd-highest unemployment rate. In fact, Washington has…
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The Associated Press reports that Hawaiian fishing boats rely on hundreds of undocumented workers who can't step foot on shore and aren't protected by labor laws — all thanks to a legal loophole.
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Washington voters will likely decide in November whether to raise the state minimum wage and require employers to provide paid sick leave. Backers of...
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Tens of thousands of Oregonians will get a raise Friday when the state's minimum wage goes up for the first time in 18 months.
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Oregon employers have new guidance from the state on how much to pay their employees when the state's minimum wage goes up next month. The Oregon Bureau...
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Lawmakers unanimously approve a measure hiking the hourly minimum wage to $15, pending ratification. The District joins a growing number of cities and states raising pay for some lower-wage workers.
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The state's minimum wage is currently $10; under the new agreement between legislators and labor unions, it would rise by $5 over the next six years.
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One of the initiative campaigns to raise Oregon's minimum wage announced Monday that it's ending its signature-gathering efforts. But a separate campaig...