All posts tagged "minimum wage"

National4 weeks ago

Bernie Sanders unveils push for $17-an-hour federal minimum wage, citing state increases

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders on Thursday announced Democrats’ plans to mark up legislation to increase the federal minimum wage to $17 an hour, pointing to an...
Ohio News6 months ago

Ohio voters support higher tax rates for high incomes, state corporate tax, survey finds

A new survey shows support from likely Ohio voters for more taxes on richer residents, a higher minimum wage, and renewal of the child tax credit....
Ohio News6 months ago

Minimum wage increase brought to Ohio House committee

A new push for a $15 minimum wage was introduced in the Ohio House, attempting to speed up the progress of a constitutional amendment passed nearly...
Ohio News7 months ago

Paying the disabled like everyone else would reduce poverty, economists say

Ohio’s minimum wage is set to increase in January from $9.30 an hour to $10.10, but unless the law changes the disabled will be left far...
Ohio News8 months ago

Two Ohio lawmakers want to prohibit paying people with disabilities less than minimum wage

Thanks to a 2006 constitutional amendment, Ohio’s minimum wage will increase from $9.30 to $10.10 next January. Two Democratic state lawmakers want to make sure all...
Ohio News8 months ago

Richest 1% of Ohioans make almost as much as entire bottom half, analysis says

Income inequality in Ohio has been growing for the past 50 years, with the 1% who make the highest wages getting 10% of the total take...
National8 months ago

Faith leaders urge minimum wage hike, expanded child tax credit as Congress nears recess

Faith leaders pressed Congress to pass voting rights legislation, a $15 minimum wage and a permanent expansion of the child tax credit during a recent briefing...
National9 months ago

Inflation pushes minimum wages higher in some states

This article was originally published by Stateline, an initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts. Low-wage workers in more than a dozen states — and many more cities...
Ohio News2 years ago

Ohio janitors, security guard ask for minimum wage increase

Tina Callahan typically spends her days cleaning a federal building in Cleveland. She’s done this all the way through the pandemic, except when she’s in a...
Ohio News2 years ago

Ohio talks minimum wage raise after feds leave it tabled

Democratic legislators are leading the charge to raise the minimum wage in the state after a federal effort failed. State. Sen. Hearcel Craig and Sen. Cecil...
National2 years ago

Proposed $15-an-hour minimum wage would boost paychecks in certain areas

A gradual increase in the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour would increase the pay of low-income workers across the U.S. but particularly in much...
National2 years ago

Outlook for $15-an-hour minimum wage boosted by new government report

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office in a report Monday found a gradual increase to a $15 federal minimum wage by 2025 would reduce poverty, add $54 billion to...
Ohio News2 years ago

Here are the proposals to raise the minimum wage for Ohio workers

There are multiple efforts underway to raise the minimum wage for Ohio workers to $15 an hour. The plans differ slightly on the timeline to reach...
Commentary2 years ago

Is $8.80 the right minimum wage for Ohio?

As the Ohio Capital Journal reported last week, Ohio’s minimum wage will rise to $8.80 per hour next month. According to the United States Department of Labor,...
Ohio News2 years ago

Ohio’s minimum wage to rise by 10 cents per hour in 2021

The Ohio minimum wage will rise by 10 cents to $8.80 per hour in 2021. That will be the wage for non-tipped employees. Tipped workers will...