Weeks after the Trump administration lowered minimum wages for some temporary farmworkers, the Trump Organization sought approval to hire 36 foreign workers for its Virginia winery at a pay rate ...

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(The Center Square) – On Jan. 1, over a dozen new laws went into effect in Colorado. Over the past year, nearly 500 bills were signed into law by Gov. Jared Polis. While many of those went into effect ...

Mainers earning the minimum wage will see another pay hike this year. The state hourly rate will now top more than $15. Maine's minimum wage jumped 45 cents on Jan. 1, from $14.65 to $15.10. The state ...

(The Center Square) – Starting in the new year, the minimum wage in Michigan is now $13.73 per hour. That is up more than $1 over last year’s minimum wage. Nationally, the federal minimum wage ...

Massachusetts is one of the only states in New England that didn’t see an immediate minimum wage increase in 2026. Minimum wage in Massachusetts has been $15 per hour since Jan. 1, 2023. A MA bill ...

Millions of U.S. workers entered 2026 with a pay rise as new minimum wage laws took effect Wage increases across 19 states and several cities were expected to boost earnings by $5 billion From Seattle ...

On Jan. 1, minimum wage hikes took effect in 19 states, impacting more than 8.3 million workers and adding an estimated $5 billion in earnings nationwide, according to a December report by the ...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Nebraska’s minimum wage increased to $15 per hour on Jan. 1, after an initiative passed by voters in 2022. The $1.50 hourly increase brings relief to some workers but is also ...

HARTFORD, CT. (WFSB) - More than 20 new laws in Connecticut took effect Thursday after being passed by legislators over the past year. The changes include raising the minimum wage and increasing ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — With the new year comes new laws in Connecticut, including a hike in minimum wage. Starting Thursday, minimum-wage workers earn $16.94 per hour, which is a $0.59 bump from ...

Virginia’s minimum wage increased from $12.41 to 12.77 per hour, a 36-cent increase. Tipped workers will still be paid $2.13 an hour, but their wages and tips together must meet the minimum wage.