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Building a Business

Wal-Mart Wage Hike to $15 an Hour Would Cost it $4.95 Billion, Study Says

The world's largest retailer raised wages for its hourly workers to $10 per hour earlier this year, but labor groups have called the raise inadequate.

By Reuters

Business News

New York and California Governors Sign $15 Minimum Wage Laws

By Reuters

Business News

California’s Minimum Wage Hike Puts Business Community at Risk

By Ray Hennessey

Business News

California Unions, Lawmakers Agree to $15 Minimum Wage

By Reuters

Business News

You May Have to Pay More for Ecommerce Orders Because of Minimum Wage Hikes

New report says each $1 increase in average hourly wages would add $1 million in costs to a warehouse with a staff of at least 500.

By David Z. Morris

Building a Business

Tipping Point: Is It Time to Rethink Gratuity in Restaurants?

There's a growing movement to eliminate gratuities for servers. What does this mean for the restaurant world?

By Corie Brown

Buying a Franchise

The Minimum Wage Battle Is Here to Stay

The fight will continue to drag on, state by state and city by city, over the next few years.

By Jason Daley

Building a Business

3 Reasons You Should Increase Employee Pay Now

An increase to the minimum wage has already become law in several cities, and a federal bill is under review. But there are benefits to taking action ahead of any mandates.

By Andre Lavoie

Building a Business

Danny Meyer’s Economically Nonsensical Solution to the Tipping ‘Problem’

In eliminating tipping at his restaurants, Danny Meyer just may have proven how necessary gratuities are.

By Ray Hennessey

Building a Business

Will This Decision Force Franchises to Reconsider Their Business Models?

The National Labor Relations Board's latest move means franchisors can be held legally accountable by workers.

By Kate Taylor

Thought Leaders

What Dan Price Should Have Done Before Increasing Everybody’s Salary to $70K

The Gravity Payments CEO has gone from working class hero to a case study in why no good deed goes unpunished.

By Heather R. Huhman

Building a Business

The Sad Saga of the $70,000 Minimum Salary Company

The utopian vision of an entrepreneur who wanted to do his part for income inequality looks shortsighted in the cold light of reality.

By Steve Tobak

Building a Business

New York Moves Closer to a $15 Minimum Wage for Fast-Food Employees

A state-appointed panel has recommended a significant increase from $8.75 an hour.

By Kate Taylor

Building a Business

Labor Costs May Soar for Entrepreneurs

What exactly should you be telling the Department of Labor about its proposed "white collar" exemption changes?

By Jonathan Segal

Building a Business

Papa John’s Franchisee to Pay Employees $460,000 for Wage Theft

Officials say that the owner of nine Papa John's locations failed to properly pay employees minimum wage and overtime.

By Kate Taylor

Buying a Franchise

Chipotle Raises Prices in San Francisco After Minimum Wage Hike

As San Francisco becomes an even pricier place to do business, it's becoming more expensive to buy burritos.

By Kate Taylor

Building a Business

Pizza Hut’s Second-Largest Franchisee Sued in Pay Dispute

In a class action lawsuit, a former employee alleges that a franchisee failed to fairly reimburse drivers who used their own cars to deliver pizza.

By Kate Taylor

Buying a Franchise

Panel Says It’s Time Fast-Food Employees in New York Receive a Major Pay Increase

But does it make sense for New York to focus on fast-food industry wages in isolation?

By Kate Taylor

Entrepreneurs

20 Quotes to Help Motivate You to Hustle Like Never Before

Building great businesses, achieving massive goals and rising to the top of your profession doesn't just happen by accident.

By Matt Mayberry

Business News

Los Angeles Approves Minimum Wage Hike

The incremental wage increase to $15 an hour will take place by 2020.

By Jacob Pramuk

Entrepreneurs

How a No-Tipping Policy Helped This Restaurant Triple Profits in 2 Months

The business model has been so successful, says Bar Marco founder Bobby Fry, that it is expanding the concept to sister restaurant The Livermore.

By Geoff Weiss

Building a Business

New Bill Seeks to Ban Noncompete Clauses for Low-Wage Workers

The bill aims to stop companies like Jimmy John's from forcing workers making under $15 per hour to sign contracts with non-competition clauses.

By Kate Taylor

Building a Business

5 Actions to Take Right Now to Survive a Minimum Wage Increase

Whether you agree with it or not, these increases are coming. Stop complaining and start preparing.

By Gene Marks

Buying a Franchise

5 Uncomfortable Questions Asked at McDonald’s Company Shareholders’ Meeting

Like to complain about McDonald's? You'd fit right in at the company's shareholders' meeting.

By Kate Taylor

Business News

Los Angeles Becomes Latest U.S. City to Approve a $15 Minimum Wage

The city council backed a plan to increase the minimum wage, by 2020.

By Jason Fell

Building a Business

The SEIU Petitions the FTC to Investigate the ‘Abusive and Predatory’ Franchise Industry

The partnership between the union and franchisees is far from over.

By Kate Taylor

Building a Business

Why the NLRB Says This Franchise Isn’t a Joint Employer, But McDonald’s Is

The franchise industry just got a clue to untangling a knotty problem.

By Kate Taylor

Building a Business

Why Paying a Living Wage Is Smart Business

Low wages and skimpy benefits are no bargain if good employees can't afford to keep working for you.

By Hari Ravichandran

Building a Business

Small Businesses Celebrating on a Tight Budget This Year.

Entrepreneurs can be successful even in the worst of times, but let's hope they aren't forced into that position for much longer.

By Susan Solovic

Building a Business

Are Small-Business Owners Immoral If They Pay Low Wages?

The biggest fallacy in the discussion of living wage is looking at the issue from a moral point of view.

By Scott Shane