$15 per hour minimum wage News

Florida Voters Approve Raising Minimum Wage to $15 Over 6 Years

Florida voters on Tuesday approved raising the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour over the next six years, which advocates say will lift the pay for hundreds of thousands of workers in the state’s service-heavy economy. A supermajority of …

Cuomo, N.Y. Legislative Leaders Reach Deal on Minimum Wage Hike

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and state legislative leaders reached a deal on Thursday to raise New York state’s minimum wage towards $15 per hour, but fell short of a uniform state-wide increase. The deal outlines a faster rise in …

Small-Business Owners Ask New York to Reject $15 Minimum Wage Plan

Small-business owners struck back against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s plan to implement a $15 minimum wage Tuesday, saying the Democratic governor’s call to enact what would be the highest state minimum in the country would devastate an already struggling …

Franchises Ask Supreme Court to Hear Seattle Minimum Wage

A business group said on Monday it is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear its appeal of a lower-court ruling tossing out its challenge of part of Seattle’s law to increase the minimum wage. The International Franchise Association, which …

Nationwide Insurance to Raise Its Minimum Hourly Wage to $15

Columbus, Ohio-based Nationwide Mutual Insurance said it will raise its minimum pay rate to $15 per hour over the next nine months. The change affects approximately 900 current employees across 25 locations for jobs in call centers, field and staff …