Americans Are Tipping More—And More Often. The IRS Wants Its Cut.

Thanks to gratuity-goosing point of sale terminals, the tip take is on the rise. Now the feds are eyeing that same digital path to collect more of the taxes owed on tip income. The skies in Raleigh, N...

Walmart Announces Raise To Average Hourly Pay To Over $17.50, Improvements To Working Conditions

NORTH BERGEN, NJ – AUGUST 23: Exterior view of a Walmart store on August 23, 2020 in North Bergen, … [+] New Jersey. Walmart saw its profits jump in latest quarter as e-commerce sales surg...

These states will raise their minimum wages in 2023

Labor activists hold a rally in support of a national $15 minimum wage on May 19, 2021, in Washington, D.C. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images News | Getty Images As the calendar turns to 2023, workers in m...

California’s New Fast-Food Employment Council Will Stifle Opportunity In The Golden State

McDonald’s is testing new ordering kiosks at a working restaurant at the company’s Oak Brook, … [+] Illinois headquarters. (Photo by Ralf-Finn Hestoft/Corbis via Getty Images) Corbis...

Why salaries in the United States don’t keep up with inflation

Inflation in the United States hit a record high in June 2022. Consumer prices soared by 9.1% compared with a year prior — the largest annual increase since 1981. While wages are rising, they’re...

Voters approve higher minimum wage in Nebraska and Washington, DC

Activists demonstrate in support of a $15-per-hour minimum wage and tips for restaurant workers in Washington, D.C. on Feb. 8, 2022. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images Voters in both Nebraska and the Di...

Wage Compression In Government Contractors Needs To Be Addressed

Wage Compression in Government Contractors Needs to be Addressed Increasing the minimum wages paid by government contractors is complicated, as the government is beginning to learn. Shortly after taki...

Whatever Happened To The $15 Minimum Wage?

Workers demonstrate for the $15 minimum wage in New York City in 2017. LightRocket via Getty Images It seems like only yesterday that the $15 minimum wage was high on the agenda of every self-respecti...

Petition for $2,000 stimulus checks reaches 3 million signatures

A worker installs U.S. flags as part of a Covid-19 memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on Jan.18, 2021. Carlos Barria | Reuters When the Covid-19 pandemic took hold in March 2020, Steph...