Minimum Wage

President Joe Biden speaks about the COVID-19 response and vaccinations, Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021, in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington.

Beltway Confidential

If Biden wants a win, he should raise the minimum wage

Tom Joyce · December 30, 2021 6:39 pm

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos attends the premiere of "The Post " at The Newseum on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017, in Washington.

Beltway Confidential

Jeff Bezos achieves what the ‘Fight for $15’ could only dream of

Tim Worstall · December 28, 2021 2:00 pm

FILE - In this Jan. 14, 2014, file photo, a Bank of America sign is photographed in Philadelphia. A person familiar with the matter says Bank of America has agreed to pay between $16 billion and $17 billion to settle an investigation into its sale of mortgage-backed securities before the financial crisis. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Bank of America raises minimum wage to $21 as worker shortage continues

Elizabeth Faddis · October 8, 2021 8:43 pm

Colorado set to raise statewide minimum wage to $12.56, adjusting for inflation

Washington Examiner · September 29, 2021 2:00 pm

A McDonald's sign is displayed outside the fast food restaurant in Wheeling, Ill., Thursday, April 9, 2020. McDonald's executives took pay cuts as the coronavirus pandemic caused March sales to plunge.

Oregon McDonald’s trying to hire 14-year-olds due to ‘staffing issues’

Matthew Miller · September 2, 2021 8:44 pm

A restaurant displays a "Now Hiring" sign, Thursday, March 4, 2021, in Salem, N.H.

Nebraska Chamber: Worker shortage increases worker pay, no need for government-imposed minimum

Washington Examiner · August 24, 2021 8:00 pm

Workers work on drainage on a street in Waukegan, Ill., Monday, Nov. 6, 2023.

Low-budget ‘social infrastructure’ for the working class

Karl Polzer · August 17, 2021 4:00 am

Recall candidate Larry Elder says California’s minimum wage should be ‘$0’

Jeremy Beaman · August 4, 2021 1:42 am

Biden tells restaurateur to pay workers more amid labor shortage

Mike Brest · July 22, 2021 3:02 pm

Trump said during the campaign that Amazon has a "huge antitrust problem," and said he suspected that Jeff Bezos opposed Trump's presidential run in part because Trump might seek to do something about it. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Raise the minimum wage, but only for the big guys

Robert Schmad · July 7, 2021 6:29 pm

FILE - In this March 3, 2015, file photo, workers make sandwiches at a Subway sandwich franchise in Seattle.

Beltway Confidential

Teenagers are taking back the starter-job market

Cameron Arcand · July 6, 2021 11:00 am

Demonstrators rally at the Capitol in support of McDonald's workers on strike to be paid $15 per hour in 15 cities on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 19, 2021.

Beltway Confidential

A minimum wage hike could mean smaller paychecks

Carrie Sheffield · July 1, 2021 11:00 am