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Nova Scotia's minimum wage is going up by 20 cents this spring, but workers say that's simply not enough to combat the climbing cost of living. 

Minimum wage laws can affect businesses of all sizes, whether operating nationwide, in multiple jurisdictions, or only in one state, county, or city.

WASHINGTON, April 14 — Boosting enforcement of antidiscrimination and antitrust laws, raising the federal minimum wage and higher unionization rates could substantially boost US economic growth, a new report by President Joe Biden’s top economic advisers concludes. The annual Economic Report,...

Major U.S. banks are seeing operating expenses rise as employee wages, along with bonuses and compensations, go up in a tight Omicron-tainted labor market where companies struggle to hire and retain workers.

States and cities across the US have instituted minimum wage increases for 2022, even as the federal minimum wage stays low.

Minimum wage increases to $9.50 an hour in Virginia Minimum increased from federally mandated minimum of $7.25 an hour Minimum wage increases in Virginia to $9.50 By: The Associated Press and last updated 2021-05-01 19:21:50-04 RICHMOND, Va. -- Minimum wage workers in Virginia are making about 27 percent more now that a state-mandated increase has taken effect. The minimum wage in the Commonwealth increased Saturday from the federally mandated minimum of $7.25 an hour to $9.50....

OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP/Getty Images A Congress riven along party lines approved a landmark $1.9-trillion COVID-19 relief bill Wednesday, as President Joe Biden and Democrats claimed a triumph on a bill that marshals the government’s spending might against twin pandemic and economic crises that have upended a nation. The House gave final congressional approval to the sweeping package by a near party line 220-211 vote precisely seven weeks after Biden entered the White House and four days after t...

U.S. Senate trims parts of Biden’s $1.9-trillion COVID-19 relief bill before votes Susan Cornwell and Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account Getting audio file ... This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy. Full Disclaimer President Joe Biden’s proposed $1.9-trillion coronavirus relief bill would phase out $1,400 payments to high-income...

US News: WASHINGTON: Their purported role in bumping up revenues, generating employment, and increasing shareholder value be damned.

WASHINGTON, Feb 26 — In a blow to Democrats, the Senate parliamentarian ruled the chamber cannot include President Joe Biden’s proposed US$15 (RM61)-an-hour minimum wage in a US$1.9 trillion coronavirus bill the party aims to pass without Republican votes, lawmakers said on Thursday. Democrats...