Gov. Chris Christie has shot down an attempt to raise the state's minimum wage to $10.10 an hour in the next year and to at least $15 over the next five
Seattle leaders have proposed new rules for retail and food-service businesses with hourly employees, including requiring them to schedule shifts two weeks in advance and compensate workers for some last-minute changes -- the latest push by a city that has led the nation in mandating worker benefits.
You know it's only a matter of time before New Jersey raises the minimum wage to $15 like in some other states. Steve thinks NJ businesses in the meantime should get ahead of the trend.
Lawmakers in the nation's capital approved a $15-an-hour minimum wage on Tuesday, joining numerous other cities and the states of California and New York in mandating pay raises for retail, restaurant and service-industry workers.
Protesters calling for pay of $15 an hour and a union were at McDonald's restaurants around the country and overseas Thursday as part of an ongoing push targeting the world's biggest hamburger chain.