After minimum wage boost, Seattle lagged rest of state in new workers A new report says that when Seattle first raised the minimum wage, some workers benefited more than others. David Hyde Play AudioListen 1 min
Minimum Wages Rising In 20 States And Several Cities The minimum wage will increase on or around January 1 in 20 states and 21 cities, impacting millions of American workers. Twenty-nine states will have set minimum wages above the federal level. Samantha Raphelson
Bill Raising Federal Minimum Wage To $15 Heads To U.S. House Floor It's the Democrats' latest attempt to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 from $7.25 by 2024. Amazon and several presidential candidates support the bill, though it faces high hurdles in the Senate. Alina Selyukh
Ex-White House Economist Alan Krueger Dies; Saw Lessons For Economy In Rock Music Princeton economist Alan Krueger, who served in the Obama White House, has died. Krueger's research interests included the minimum wage, the opioid epidemic and rock 'n' roll. He was 58. Scott Horsley
The economist who overturned decades of thinking about the minimum wage has died. Here's what he taught us The renowned economist and former Obama adviser Alan Krueger died this past weekend. We look at his enormous legacy. Greg Rosalsky
Bank of America Raising Its Minimum Wage To $20 An Hour The wage increase, to be phased in by 2021, comes as the strong economy means employers are competing to fill open positions. Jim Zarroli
When does a minimum wage become too high? Does raising the minimum wage kill jobs? No. Not really. But it could. The hunt is on to find the magic number. Here's the evidence. Greg Rosalsky
$15 Minimum Wage Would Boost 17 Million Workers, Cut 1.3 Million Jobs, CBO Says The Congressional Budget Office analyzed the impact of lifting the $7.25 federal minimum wage to $15 by 2025. The House is expected to vote next week on a bill to lift the federal minimum. Alina Selyukh
Bernie Sanders Again Attacks Amazon — This Time Pulling In The Washington Post The newspaper's editor responded, accusing Sanders of peddling a "conspiracy theory" about the influence of the paper's owner, Jeff Bezos, who is also the founder and CEO of Amazon. Domenico Montanaro
Restaurants Would Get More Flexibility With Workers' Tips Under Proposed Rule The rule would allow employers to require waitstaff and others to share their tips with kitchen staff. But labor advocates say it could allow bosses to take advantage of their workers. Scott Horsley
