Business Finance News Tipping Is A Complex Topic With No Clear SolutionDaniel JohnsonSeptember 4, 2023August 30, 2023 by Daniel JohnsonSeptember 4, 2023August 30, 20235923 In eight states, the tipped minimum wage has been eliminated as a group called One Fair Wage is pushing for businesses to pay a state's... Read more
News Uber and Lyft Drivers May Not Get The PayDay They Were Hoping For, Wage Increase VetoedCedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonMay 30, 2023May 31, 2023 by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonMay 30, 2023May 31, 20231974 The bill would have also provided the drivers better protection against company termination.... Read more
Lifestyle The Unfinished Demands of the March on Washington Decades LaterBLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsJanuary 18, 2022January 18, 2022 by BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsJanuary 18, 2022January 18, 2022538 Black workers remain at a disadvantage decades after the March on Washington.... Read more
COVID-19 Politics House Democrats Continue Push For $15 Minimum Wage IncreaseDerek MajorFebruary 10, 2021February 9, 2021 by Derek MajorFebruary 10, 2021February 9, 2021810 House Democrats are continuing a push for a $15 minimum wage in their coronavirus stimulus package despite it being unclear if it will survive the... Read more
News Politics Republican Sen. Rand Paul Says $15 Federal Minimum Wage Will Hurt Black TeensDerek MajorJanuary 26, 2021January 26, 2021 by Derek MajorJanuary 26, 2021January 26, 202117457 Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) told Fox News' Sean Hannity that President Joe Biden's push for a $15 minimum wage would hurt Black teenagers.... Read more
Money Politics $15 Federal Minimum Wage Edges Closer After Democrats Warnock, Ossoff win Senate RunoffsDerek MajorJanuary 7, 2021January 7, 2021 by Derek MajorJanuary 7, 2021January 7, 20211433 A federal $15 minimum wage increase is getting closer to a reality after Georgia's two Democratic Senate candidates defeated their opponents.... Read more
Leadership Target Raises Minimum Wage To $15 An Hour, Gives Free Virtual Doctor VisitsDerek MajorJune 18, 2020June 18, 2020 by Derek MajorJune 18, 2020June 18, 20203438 The retail giant Target has announced that beginning July 5 it will permanently raise its starting minimum wage to $15 an hour.... Read more
Money Obama Administration Pushing For Higher Pay For Black Single MothersStacey TisdaleFebruary 4, 2016September 28, 2017 by Stacey TisdaleFebruary 4, 2016September 28, 2017927 At the current minimum wage, a single mom who works full-time to support two children is left more than $4,500 below the poverty line. At... Read more
News Minimum Wage Increase: NYC Mayor Upping the Ante to $15Janell HazelwoodJanuary 6, 2016September 28, 2017 by Janell HazelwoodJanuary 6, 2016September 28, 2017344 Workers in the Big Apple can expect to earn at least $15 an hour by the end of 2018.... Read more
Career News New Year, New Pay: See Which States Plan to Increase Minimum Wage in 2016Courtney ConnleyJanuary 2, 2016September 28, 2017 by Courtney ConnleyJanuary 2, 2016September 28, 2017432 As of Jan. 1, 2015, 29 states, plus the District of Columbia, agreed to raise their wages above the national average, but no state has... Read more