minimum wage

Minimum wage workers in New York State got a raise today.

Sixteen actresses, including Jane Fonda, Sarah Jessica Parker, Reese Witherspoon and Natalie Portman, are urging New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to raise the wage paid to tipped workers.

Construction workers and union leaders are renewing their call for the state Legislature to close a loophole in New York law that allows companies to avoid paying the prevailing wage on certain publicly funded projects.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says it's time the state examines whether to do away with the practice of allowing employers to pay tipped workers less than the minimum wage.

Target Corp. is raising its minimum hourly wage to $11 starting next month and then to $15 by the end of 2020 in a move it says will help it better recruit and retain staff and provide a better shopping experience for its customers.

Maine lawmakers are starting to consider bills that would roll back the minimum wage law approved by voters in November.

BOSTON (AP) — An increase in the minimum hourly wage and an overhaul of the state's public records law are the most notable laws taking effect in Massachusetts in the new year.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The minimum wage is going up at year's end throughout New York state.

A proposed increase in the minimum wage is being discussed by New York's legislature and citizens - with rallies on both sides of the issue taking place across the state.

The Greater Utica Chamber of Commerce and local business owners are saying no to Governor Andrew Cuomo's proposed $15 an hour minimum wage.