Minimum Wage Video and Articles

Justices Reject Applebee's Appeal

17 Jan 2012

…between the reduced rate and the full minimum wage, which now stands at $7.25 an hour…
…Applebee's should have paid them the full minimum wage for time spent performing such duties…
…tipped workers were entitled to the full minimum wage for their non-tip-producing duties… ...

Obama Links GOP Candidates and Lawmakers

10 Jan 2012

…running in the presidential election, saying both would dismantle Medicare, roll back environmental regulations, lower the minimum wage and crack down on labor union organizing. "Republicans in Congress and these candidates, they think that the best way… ...

Immigration Changes Among New 2012 Laws

02 Jan 2012

…extra $15 million, goes into effect later in January. Ohio is also one of eight states with automatic increases in the minimum wage taking effect Jan. 1. The others, with increases between 28 and 37 cents, are Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Montana… ...

Romney delivers remarks in Beford, N.H.

20 Dec 2011

…the The Great Obama Recession. Of families getting by on less, of long planned-for retirements replaced by two jobs at minimum wage. It's a long litany of dreams deferred and economic stress that quickly become family stress. I've heard stories that… ...

San Fran to Top $10 Minimum Wage

12 Dec 2011

San Francisco will make history on Jan. 1 when it becomes the first city in the nation to top $10 for the minimum wage. ...

Sikh Barred From Job Over Beard Settles

27 Oct 2011

…reviewing its regulations to make sure they conform to state occupational safety and health rules. Oberoi earns barely more than minimum wage as a Walmart cashier but has no guarantee of job security at the corrections department, Dhillon said. The department recently… ...

'Occupy' Grows To Dozens Of Cities

16 Oct 2011

…Chase bank is making tons of money off of everyone ... while people in the working class are fighting just to keep a living wage in their neighborhood," the 29-year-old United Auto Workers organizer said. Police told the marchers to stay on the… ...

Alabama Offers Inmates To Farmers

08 Oct 2011

…from the corrections system, the paper said. Last summer in Georgia, which also recently passed an immigration law, Gov. Nathan Deal started a program to offer field work to probationers at minimum wage. Read more: Montgomery Advertiser ...

Alabama Farmers Offered Prison Labor

07 Oct 2011

…to replace immigrants with labor from the corrections system, the paper said. Last summer in Georgia, which also recently passed an immigration law, Gov. Nathan Deal started a program to offer field work to probationers at minimum wage. ...

Barista Fired After Video Goes Viral

23 Sep 2011

…He continues, "It's just a cup of coffee. Give me a break. I shouldn't have to put up with this, making minimum wage." Cristwell told the Merced Sun-Star that he came up with the song, in which he accompanies himself on guitar, after… ...

1st Female Prime Minister in Thailand

05 Aug 2011

…year that ended with a military assault and more than 90 people dead. Yingluck's vote-grabbing promises, such as a minimum wage hike and higher rice prices for farmers, have also come under scrutiny, with the Bank of Thailand warning they could stoke… ...

Egyptians Fight for Meager Pay

15 Jul 2011

…only widened. The public sector minimum wage stood at about 300 pounds…
…longtime demand for a raise in the minimum wage has gone into effect, doubling…
…50 a month. It was hardly a living wage, although not unusual in a country… ...

Egypt Protesters Turn on Military

08 Jul 2011

…officers who are accused of killing protesters -- one of the more common complaints among the demands that included raising the minimum wage, compensating the families of those killed during the revolution, ending military trials and reforming the police. "In… ...

Conn. Residents Get Paid Sick Leave

05 Jul 2011

…compared the legislation with workplace standards such as minimum wage, which was enacted in the 1930s, and occupational safety…
…standards, which were adopted in the 1970s. "When we raise the minimum wage, it raises wages for everyone," said Jon Green, executive… ...

Target Eyes Union Vote at NY Store

17 Jun 2011

…has dropped 3 percent since 2006 after adjusting for inflation. And shrinking hours for many workers make it hard to earn a living wage or qualify for benefits. "Workers are seeing their hours getting cut and their take-home pay, while basic costs for gas… ...

Restaurant groups sue Obama admin

16 Jun 2011

…would be used as a credit toward the minimum wage. In April, the Labor Department amended…
…tips that will be credited toward the minimum wage. The new rules, which took effect…
…federal law and the $7.25 federal minimum wage for every hour worked for up to three… ...

McJobs May Top US Payroll Report

30 May 2011

…50,000 workers. In fact, the fast food giant hired 62,000, most of whom will receive just little above the federal minimum wage. Given that economists polled by MarketWatch expect May payrolls to slow to 180,000 from 244,000 in April, there is… ...

Actual 'McJobs' To Affect Payroll Data

29 May 2011

…hire 50,000 workers. In fact, McDonald's hired 62,000, most of whom would receive just little above the federal minimum wage. Given that economists polled by MarketWatch were expecting May payrolls to slow to 180,000 from 244,000 in April… ...