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Minimum Wage

Will Matching Amazon's Wage Increase Buy Your Employees' Engagement?
Money

Will Matching Amazon's Wage Increase Buy Your Employees' Engagement?

Don't expect a parade if you start paying a $15 per hour minimum wage.
Tracy Maylett | 7 min read
350,000 Amazon Workers Get Raises. 3 Things to Know Today.

350,000 Amazon Workers Get Raises. 3 Things to Know Today.

Stay in the know in 60 seconds.
Liz Webber | 1 min read
Amazon Boosts Minimum Wage to $15 Per Hour

Amazon Boosts Minimum Wage to $15 Per Hour

All of Amazon's U.S. workers will benefit from the minimum wage increase, which means more than 350,000 staff spread across all of Amazon's business ventures (including Whole Foods) should be better off beginning in November.
Matthew Humphries | 1 min read
Amazon Calls Bernie Sanders's Working Conditions Claims 'Misleading'

Amazon Calls Bernie Sanders's Working Conditions Claims 'Misleading'

It's encouraging employees to send their stories to the senator.
Mallory Locklear | 4 min read
A $15 Minimum Wage Sounds Good But Has Unintended Consequences

A $15 Minimum Wage Sounds Good But Has Unintended Consequences

Employees' health insurance shares, office perks and retirement plans are potentially all on the chopping block.
Brett Goldberg | 7 min read

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Is Your Business Prepared for a Rising Minimum Wage?
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But please, don't put your six-year-old behind the wheel of a forklift, OK?
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The Journey From $2.27 Per Hour to 7 Figures
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The Journey From $2.27 Per Hour to 7 Figures

Nothing motivates your hustle like living on minimum wage.
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Small-Business Owners Are Split on the Federal Minimum Wage Debate
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Small-Business Owners Are Split on the Federal Minimum Wage Debate

Many business owners polled favor a higher minimum wage because it means customers with more money to spend.
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7 Things Business Owners Need to Know Post-Election

7 Things Business Owners Need to Know Post-Election

Last night's vote has brought market scares, wage hikes, marijuana legalization and more.
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Contrary to Perception, Small Businesses Do Back a Minimum-Wage Increase
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Contrary to Perception, Small Businesses Do Back a Minimum-Wage Increase

An activist from the small business community makes the case for today's ballot initiatives in Arizona, Colorado, Maine and Washington State.
Holly Sklar | 5 min read
The Small-Business Guide to Managing Minimum Wage Increases
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The Small-Business Guide to Managing Minimum Wage Increases

All politics aside, changes in the minimum wage have effects on all businesses, large and small, whether you voted for them or not. Get out ahead of policy and start a comprehensive analysis of your company now.
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4 Considerations for Entrepreneurs in the Minimum Wage Debate
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4 Considerations for Entrepreneurs in the Minimum Wage Debate

If you're a small-business owner who hopes the fuss will die down after November -- it won't.
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Labor Groups Criticize Disney Over Worker Conditions at Chinese Suppliers
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Labor Groups Criticize Disney Over Worker Conditions at Chinese Suppliers

Disney, set to open a $5.5 billion theme park in mainland China on Thursday, said it took any violation of labor regulations 'seriously' and that it would investigate any allegations against its suppliers.
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Minimum wage is the lowest wage that can be paid to a company employee permitted by law or special contract. Minimum wage is a hotly debated topic among business owners, states and the country as a whole.