Opinion: Lawmakers, don't water down minimum wage increase, paid sick time
The Michigan Supreme Court reinstated an increase in the minimum wage and paid sick leave. It's set to take effect in February.
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Activist Bishop William Barber slams Dems for abandoning the working poor
Why is it that the issues that most of the public agrees with — healthcare, living wages, voting rights, democracy — why is ...
Democrats Deserted Working Poor: Bishop William Barber on Healthcare, Living Wages, Voting Rights
Why is it that the issues that most of the public agrees with — healthcare, living wages, voting rights, democracy — why is it that those issues weren’t more up front?” We speak to Bishop William ...
America's political discordance: The Trump voters who want progressivism
Trump voters backed abortion, minimum wage, and family leave — and don't get that Project 2025 would take it away ...
Three states had paid leave on the ballot. Voters overwhelmingly approved all of them.
In Missouri, Alaska and Nebraska, where voters supported President-elect Donald Trump, they also voted to expand paid sick ...
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Here’s how minimum wage and paid sick leave measures fared in the election
Some red states approved ballot measures to raise the minimum wage and require employers to provide paid sick time to their ...
10 States Where People Are Most Concerned About Their Finances
While some states are still affordable, there are also some places where you might have to spend almost all of your salary ...
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Restaurants see mixed results as voters push Trump over the top
The fate of several key ballot initiatives were decided in the industry's favor, but the possibility of an $18-an-hour ...
Voters reject Arizona’s wages for tipped workers ballot proposition
A ballot measure that would have altered Arizona’s minimum wage law for tipped workers has been rejected by voters.
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Missourians vote to raise minimum wage to $15
Missourians on Tuesday voted to support an amendment to the state law that will gradually increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour, as well as guarantee paid sick days. About 30 people chatted over ...
Missouri votes on minimum wage and paid sick leave. What to know about Proposition A
Missouri does not have a state-wide paid sick leave policy, though 15 states, including Colorado and Minnesota, have paid leave laws. As of March 2024, 19% of American workers did not have paid sick ...
Your CT legislator is on 2 or 3 ballot lines. What does that mean?
Working Families was part of the coalition behind raising the minimum wage, creating the paid family and medical leave program, and requiring private employers to offer paid time off. It favors ...