minimum wage

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The company has faced multiple lawsuits alleging that paying detainees $1 a day violates minimum wage laws, and both of these changes help protect the company from those suits.

From Salon • Jun. 29, 2026

A test case before a German court could have implications for hundreds of thousands of disabled people in the country who currently work for less than the legal minimum wage.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026

The outgoing president decreed a 24% minimum wage hike this January, more than even unions were demanding.

From Barron's • Jun. 22, 2026

Over the years, the union has submitted dozens of local and statewide ballot initiatives, including ones to cap the pay of hospital executives, regulate dialysis clinics, and raise the minimum wage of healthcare workers.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

He couldn’t find a decent job, and as of three weeks ago, he makes pizzas for minimum wage.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas