New York City’s controversial push to raise wages for app-based grocery delivery workers faces legal threats from industry giants and mounting concerns from small businesses. If Mayor Eric Adams signs off on the measure, Instacart has promised a lawsuit, warning of dire consequences for workers and consumers alike.
The Los Angeles City Council has voted to raise the minimum wage for airport and hotel workers to $30 per hour by 2028, drawing praise from union leaders but sparking sharp warnings from the hospitality industry. The measure, passed 12-3 on Wednesday, is part of the so-called "Olympic Wage" ordinance, aimed at boosting wages ahead of the 2028 Summer Games.
Labor unions and Democrat lawmakers rallied in Harrisburg on Monday in support of a $15 minimum wage bill, reigniting a battle that’s raged for 15 consecutive years. Pennsylvania’s minimum wage remains at $7.25 an hour—the same as the federal rate—and lower than all surrounding states.
Seattle’s minimum wage, which rose to $20.76 per hour on January 1, has proven too costly for some business owners, resulting in the closure of a long-standing small business and highlighting broader economic consequences of such policies.
President Joe Biden moved to establish the Frances Perkins National Monument in Newcastle, Maine, to "honor the historic contributions of America’s first woman Cabinet Secretary and the longest-serving Secretary of Labor," a White House fact sheet says.
