(LEX 18) — A recent report from a non-partisan, independent organization looked at the state of minimum wage in Kentucky. According to the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy, never before had it been ...

The federal minimum wage was established in 1938 at $0.25 per hour under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The last increase occurred in July 2009, setting it at $7.25 per hour. This marks the longest ...

Minimum wage workers in Florida, your paychecks will get another bump this year and the next on the way to $15 an hour. That's thanks to the amendment Floridians approved in 2020 to raise the wage ...

The federal and Wisconsin minimum wage has remained at $7.25 an hour since its last increase in 2009. A full-time worker earning the current minimum wage falls below the federal poverty threshold.

After hanging in the balance for two weeks after the election, an initiative to increase the state’s minimum wage to $18 an hour was defeated by a narrow margin. Opponents said the rejection of ...