Five Thai nationals held hostage by Hamas since its Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel were released on Thursday. They were among 31 Thais taken by the militant group, of whom 23 have ...

While President Donald Trump continues to call for an end to federal taxes on tips, lawmakers from both sides of the aisle ...

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None of the country’s 50-largest housing markets offer affordable rent for workers who earn the federal minimum wage, says a ...

South Africa introduced a national minimum wage (NMW) in 2019 – however, as the figure has risen, so has outright non-compliance and the use of tactics like cutting work hours to get around the ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Missouri voters approved a minimum wage increase in November. Now, newly elected lawmakers are seeking exemptions for some businesses. The ballot measure also faces a ...

Sen. Nikki Nice, D-Oklahoma City, filed Senate Bill 55, which proposes to raise the minimum wage that employers might pay to $13 an hour beginning in November. Additionally, an increase of 50 ...

A Kentucky state senator has proposed a bill that would incrementally raise the state’s minimum wage over the next several years.Sen. Reggie Thomas (D-Lexington) filed Senate Bill 11 ...

Voters will have the chance on June, 16, 2026, to pass a minimum wage increase when State Question 832 is on the ballot. The state question would gradually raise Oklahoma’s minimum wage to $15 an hour ...

Oklahoma Senate Democrats have unveiled policy priorities on worker wages, with two bills introduced – one raising the minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $13, and the second bill raising it to $ ...