Tacoma prison must pay $23M for violating minimum wage, court says
The Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma, the only privately owned detention center in Washington, can hold up to 1,575 ...
Minimum wage increases pose major challenge for restaurant industry in blue states
Some 65 cities across the country rolled out wage increases at the start of the month, and restaurant owners are still ...
Maryland Dems push bill to raise minimum wage to $20; Republicans say it’s ‘dead on arrival’
State Democratic lawmakers are pushing a bill that would allow Maryland voters to raise the minimum wage from $15 to $20 — including for workers in the service industry — but it’s receiving ...
Do minimum wage hikes negatively impact students' summer employment?
New research in Contemporary Economic Policy indicates that rising minimum wages in a state are associated with reduced ...
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Bill would call on Maryland voters to decide $20 minimum wage, tax exemption for tips
A new bill under consideration in the General Assembly would put the measure on the November 2026 ballot for voters to decide whether to increase the minimum wage to $20 an hour. Bill proponents want ...
Families rally at Washington State Capitol to urge lawmakers to address childcare crisis
Plagued by high costs, long waitlists, and near-minimum wage pay for workers, families, and children rallied at the Washington State Capitol Wednesday, urging lawmakers to address the childcare issues ...
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Minimum wage increasing in nearly half of states, including Nebraska
The state’s minimum wage increased to $11.91 this month and will rise to ... New York, Rhode Island and Washington. Alaska, ...
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Ninth Circuit upholds minimum wage requirement for detained immigrant workers
A majority of the Ninth Circuit panel decried the private jail's attempt to argue federal law prohibits it from paying its ...
Maryland effort to raise tipped wages hopes Trump’s no-tax-on-tips will help
The One Fair Wage Coalition, which has been pressing for higher minimum wages in states across the country, this week renewed its efforts to raise Maryland’s wage floor and exempt tips from state ...
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Tacoma ICE center ordered to pay detainee workers Washington’s minimum wage, $23 million in arrears
A federal appeals court ruled on Thursday that people held at the Northwest ICE Processing Center must be paid the state’s ...
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Minimum wages are increasing in nearly half the states this year
The state’s minimum wage increased to $11.91 this month and will rise to ... New York, Rhode Island and Washington. Alaska, ...
Geo Group plans to appeal of court ruling over minimum wage at voluntary work program
Geo Group (GEO) reviews its options to appeal a court ruling over whether Washington state minimum wage laws apply to a ...