Minimum wage

What are the Current Hot Topics in Economics?

Image source: The Blue Diamond Gallery Equal Pay Women make up almost half of the workforce. In many instances, they…

5 years ago

Donald Trump Chooses Andrew Puzder to Lead Labor Department

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen anti-regulation fast-food executive Andrew Puzder, opposed to a higher minimum wage, to lead the US…

8 years ago

McDonald’s Protests: Fight for 15 March Shuts down Oak Brook HQ

Over 1,500 McDonald’s employees and supporters protested at the company’s headquarters in Oak Brook, Illinois, on May 20, a day…

9 years ago

State of the Union 2015: Barack Obama pledges economic policies to benefit all Americans

In his annual State of the Union address to Congress, President Barack Obama has declared an end to the financial…

10 years ago

Los Angeles raises minimum hotel wage to $15.37 per hour

Los Angeles has raised the minimum wage at large hotels to $15.37 per hour. In a 12-3 vote, the LA…

10 years ago

Barack Obama Labor Day speech 2014: Raise minimum wage

In a Labor Day speech in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, President Barack Obama has said he will continue to press Congress to…

10 years ago

German parliament approves first national minimum wage

Germany has approved its first minimum wage, in a vote in the Bundestag on Thursday. The wage will be set…

10 years ago

Barack Obama tours local businesses for minimum wage rise

President Barack Obama is taking his campaign for a minimum wage rise to the streets, visiting local businesses after his…

11 years ago

State of the Union 2014: Barack Obama to unveil minimum-wage raise

President Barack Obama will unveil a minimum-wage raise as he delivers his annual State of the Union address later. The…

11 years ago

Fast-food restaurant workers in 24-hour strike across US

Fast-food restaurant workers are staging a 24-hour strike in protest against low wages. Walkouts were reported in New York, Chicago,…

11 years ago

Barack Obama: US must fix income inequality and lack of social mobility

President Barack Obama has said the US must fix what he described as profound income inequality and a lack of…

11 years ago