Lack of affordable childcare for workers costs Florida businesses $4.5 billion per year
For a three-person household, that’s less than $38,730. Two parents earning Florida’s current minimum wage — $13 per hour — wouldn’t qualify. Though she recognizes it as a worthy investment, Calatayud ...
Marijuana legalization fails in Florida as numerous states approve citizen voting amendments
Other measures focus on minimum wages, taxes, housing, immigration and education. Numerous measures would affect future ...
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Voters deciding dozens of ballot measures affecting life, death, taxes and more
Other state measures affect wages, taxes, housing and education. Many of the ballot measures were initiated by citizen ...
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How much will the minimum wage rise by?
The National Living Wage for workers aged over 25 started in 2016. It was initially set at £7.20 an hour - 50p more than the ...
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‘We deserve fair wages’: DCPS food service workers demand living wage, respect and support as potential strike looms
Contract negotiations between the workers' union and the district’s food service provider have broken down. The media could ...
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There are Minimum Wages, Why Not a Maximum Wage?
Why don’t we have a maximum wage? Asking that question is another way of asking why some people can rake in millions while others struggle to earn enough to eat. A maximum wage might be one way ...
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Maximum Wage: What It Is, How It Works, and Examples
However, that changed in 2021, with wages rising to reflect a jump in overall prices as a result of the unification of the two currencies. The new minimum salary of $87 per month and maximum ...
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In some battleground states, low-wage workers keep losing ground
"It's ridiculous that Pennsylvania has a lower minimum wage than its neighbors as well as states like Arkansas, Florida and Nebraska, where voters had a chance to pass raises through ballot ...
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Prop 32 explained: Raising California's minimum wage to $18 an hour
Living in California is expensive right now. Our minimum wage is $16 per hour. Prop 32 would raise that to $18 by 2026 across the state to cover basic needs. In the cheapest county in California ...
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Trump’s McDonald’s visit highlights a significant problem for workers
That includes left-leaning states like California, where the minimum wage is $16 an hour; and New York ($15); as well as reliably Republican states like Florida ... about 10% in 2021.
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Florida minimum wages climb to $13 an hour
Florida’s minimum wage increased to $13 for non-tipped employees on Sept. 30, it’s the fourth of a six-year climb to $15. University of South Florida Economics Professor Michael Snipes said while this ...
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Otti approves N70k minimum wage for Abia workers, payment begins October
Gov. Alex Otti has approved the payment of N70,000 as minimum wage for Abia workers with effect from October end. Commissioner for Information, Prince Okey Kanu, who disclosed this during a press ...