Discover how the CPI-W measures inflation affecting urban wage earners and clerical workers, impacting cost-of-living adjustments and economic decisions.

California’s minimum wage will rise by 40 cents to $16.90 per hour when the calendar flips to 2026 as part of a legally ...

U.S. Congressman Jimmy Gomez walks out of the Roybal Federal Building on Dec. 19, 2025, after inspecting the immigration detention facility inside.

Efficiency wages boost productivity by paying above market rates to retain skilled workers, reduce turnover, and foster loyalty. Learn how it impacts business success.

Why it matters: The diversity visa program makes up to 50,000 green cards available each year by lottery to people from countries that are little represented in the U.S., many of them in Africa. The ...

Californians will see the minimum wage increase to $16.90 per hour starting Jan. 1. The adjustment — a boost of 40 cents per ...

This is in response to the Baltimore Sun editorial from Dec. 19 (“Time to make federal minimum wage great again”). While we can agree ...

The Virginia Department of Labor and Industry (DOLI) confirmed that the state's minimum wage will rise to $12.77 per hour ...

The new year is two weeks away, and come 2026, new laws will begin to go into effect in the nation's capital. Residents can ...

For restaurants in Edgewater, Denver and Boulder — cities that have set their own minimum wages above the state threshold, ...

New Hampshire’s minimum wage will continue to be $7.25 per hour in 2026. In New Hampshire, employers can pay tipped workers ...

Some of the key initiatives that many Virginia Democrats would like to pursue run the risk of making things less affordable, not more so.