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Business News

Massachusetts Hikes Minimum Wage to $11

The state's lawmakers passed legislation that will raise the minimum wage from $8 an hour to $11, the highest minimum wage in the country.

By Laura Entis

Thought Leaders

Entrepreneurs Are Forgotten in the Minimum Wage Debate

By Carol Roth

Buying a Franchise

Franchisees Take Action Against Seattle’s Minimum Wage Law

By Kate Taylor

Buying a Franchise

Seattle Says Franchises Aren’t Small Businesses, Forces Them on $15 Wage Fast Track

By Kate Taylor

Business Accounting

How a $15 Minimum Wage in Seattle Could Leave Workers Worse Off

Seattle mayor Ed Murray proposed a record-setting minimum wage hike of $15 -- a move both waiters and restaurant owners are calling shortsighted for failing to credit tips.

By Geoff Weiss

Business News

Switzerland Mulls Setting Minimum Wage at $24.73

On May 18, Swiss voters will decide if they want to introduce the world's highest minimum wage to their country where the cost of living is extremely high and the unemployment and poverty rates very low.

By Laura Entis

Tech

Gap Raises Minimum Wage as Walmart Mulls a Hike of Its Own

Gap announced that it would increase the minimum hourly rate for stateside employees to $9 in June, and then again to $10 exactly one year later.

By Geoff Weiss

Building a Business

CBO Says Raising Minimum Wage Will Lead to Job Cuts

A hike in the minimum wage could lead to as many as half a million job cuts, according to the nonpartisan analysis.

By Ray Hennessey

Building a Business

Franchise Players: The Journey From Massage Therapist to Massage Franchisee

For Jackie Martinez, Elements Massage has evolved from an outlet for her stress to an hourly job to her very own franchise.

By Kate Taylor

Human Resources

Stop Pressuring Companies to Raise Wages

Despite the rhetoric, companies are making workers' lives better and continue to help our economic growth.

By Ray Hennessey

Building a Business

Obama to Bypass Congress, Raise Minimum Wage for Federal Contracts on His Own

The president plans to announce during his State of the Union address that he is raising the federal minimum wage to $10.10 an hour from $7.25 an hour for anyone working on new federal contracts.

By Catherine Clifford

Buying a Franchise

McDonald’s Kills Employee Resource Site After Another Gaffe

Another piece of misguided advice on McDonald's employee McResource Line has landed the fast-food chain in hot water.

By Nina Zipkin

Building a Business

Preaching the Morality of Capitalism

This year, bashing the immorality of unfettered markets has been in vogue. It is high time to turn that debate on its head.

By Ray Hennessey

Building a Business

What Franchisees Could Lose If the Minimum Wage Is Raised

As fast-food workers prepare to strike in 100 cities this Thursday, franchisees and business owners grapple with the minimum wage question.

By Kate Taylor

Human Resources

Raising the Minimum Wage Isn’t a Magic Bullet

The claim that increasing the minimum wage to $10.10 would slash poverty rates in half is overly simplistic.

By Ray Hennessey

Buying a Franchise

What Raising Workers’ Pay Would Mean for Franchise Owners, Consumers

As U.S. fast-food workers continue to strike over wages, concerns build about what a wage hike might do to franchise owners and consumers.

By Kathleen Davis

Buying a Franchise

5 Reasons the Fast-Food Worker Protests Are Off Base

No one wants families to suffer, or go hungry or not receive fair pay for the quality of their skill. But that's not what these protests are about, writes Ray Hennessey.

By Ray Hennessey

Business Operations & Logistics

D.C. Moves to Hike Minimum Wage for Big-Box Retail Employees Despite Wal-Mart Opposition

Washington, D.C., lawmakers have voted to require big-box retailers to pay 50 percent more than the district's legal minimum wage.

By Catherine Clifford

Building a Business

Entrepreneurs Like Obama’s Call for Tax Reform, Immigration Overhaul and Deficit Accord — Minimum-Wage Hike, Not So Much

In his first State of the Union Address of his second term, the President touched on a handful of issues that matter to the U.S. small-business community.

By Catherine Clifford

Human Resources

Listen to Small Business: Don’t Increase the Minimum Wage (Opinion)

Business owners often oppose the minimum wage because it reduces their profits. But their position might be more helpful to low-skilled workers than the altruistic views of elected officials.

By Scott Shane

Building a Business

How to Barter to Save Money Without Running Afoul Labor and Tax Rules

Here's what your business needs to know about volunteers and paying in barter.

By Gwen Moran

Building a Business

Federal Wage Regulations Bring More Red Tape

A new rule that kicks in today asks employers of tipped workers to do more paperwork or face the loss of a key credit.

By Diana Ransom

Building a Business

Raising the Minimum Wage

Will a higher minimum wage hurt entrepreneurs? Many say no.

By Chris Penttila

Building a Business

How to Set Salaries

Determining what to pay your employees doesn't have to feel like a calculus test. Follow these tips for setting fair and equitable rates that won't break the bank.

By Stever Robbins

Buying a Franchise

Business News

Internal Affairs

Do unpaid interns sound like a good source of free labor? Think again!

By Steven C. Bahls

Minimum Wage | Page 4

Massachusetts Hikes Minimum Wage to $11

Entrepreneurs Are Forgotten in the Minimum Wage Debate

Franchisees Take Action Against Seattle’s Minimum Wage Law

Seattle Says Franchises Aren’t Small Businesses, Forces Them on $15 Wage Fast Track

How a $15 Minimum Wage in Seattle Could Leave Workers Worse Off

More Post-Recession Jobs Paying Lower Wages

Switzerland Mulls Setting Minimum Wage at $24.73

Gap Raises Minimum Wage as Walmart Mulls a Hike of Its Own

CBO Says Raising Minimum Wage Will Lead to Job Cuts

Franchise Players: The Journey From Massage Therapist to Massage Franchisee

Stop Pressuring Companies to Raise Wages

Obama to Bypass Congress, Raise Minimum Wage for Federal Contracts on His Own

McDonald’s Kills Employee Resource Site After Another Gaffe

Preaching the Morality of Capitalism

What Franchisees Could Lose If the Minimum Wage Is Raised

Raising the Minimum Wage Isn’t a Magic Bullet

What Raising Workers’ Pay Would Mean for Franchise Owners, Consumers

5 Reasons the Fast-Food Worker Protests Are Off Base

D.C. Moves to Hike Minimum Wage for Big-Box Retail Employees Despite Wal-Mart Opposition

Entrepreneurs Like Obama’s Call for Tax Reform, Immigration Overhaul and Deficit Accord — Minimum-Wage Hike, Not So Much

Listen to Small Business: Don’t Increase the Minimum Wage (Opinion)

How to Barter to Save Money Without Running Afoul Labor and Tax Rules

Federal Wage Regulations Bring More Red Tape

Raising the Minimum Wage

How to Set Salaries

Franchising Insight

Guidelines on Overtime, Holiday Pay and Paid Days Off

Legal Implications of Wage Withholding

Motivating Without Money

Internal Affairs