The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors raised the living wage to $23.15 per hour, effective July 1, to address inflation and ...

Plans to align the Minimum Wage with the living wage from October are set to be put forward for political approval next month ...

Scott Bessent, President-elect Trump’s Treasury secretary nominee, said Thursday that he would not support raising the ...

With 10 percent of the world subsisting in extreme poverty, a global commitment to a living wage could help transform lives. ByJon Heggie Under a blazing sun, a farm laborer bends to pluck cotton ...

A few states across the country raised their minimum wage in January 2025, pulling them further ahead of the federal minimum ...

Ismailciydem / Getty Images The term "living wage" refers to a theoretical income level that allows individuals or families to afford adequate shelter, food, and other life necessities.

The living wage in Buncombe County increased 5% to $23.15 an hour, according to Just Economics of Western North Carolina.

While the U.S. minimum wage was never truly a living wage, over time it has done less to reflect the true value of workers and no longer supports families in a way that promotes health and keeps them ...

Tuesday’s raise marks the first discretionary increase since the board updated the county’s living wage ordinance in June ...

Many workers, particularly in the agriculture and domestic work categories, barely make enough to meet their basic needs ...

India’s plan to shift to a living wage from minimum wage that will consider basic living and social needs may not mean much ...