San Diego’s cost-of-living committee led big policy fights in 2025. The City Council is ending it.
District 9 Councilmember Sean Elo-Rivera. (Photo by Ben Mendoza/Staff for Councilmember Sean Elo-Rivera) A year after creating a…
NYC sneaks in 16% pay raises to put on Zohran Mamdani’s desk as welcome gift
Affordability – for them. One of socialist Zohran Mamdani’s first decisions as mayor could be whether to give…
Explained: How new labour laws could hit your take-home salary, increase your provident fund & gratuity contributions
Currently, PF contributions are set at 12% of the basic salary. (AI image) New labour codes 2025: The…
Nearly a quarter of U.S. households live paycheck to paycheck, report finds
A growing share of lower-income Americans are struggling to get by financially as their wages fail to keep…
‘Not Just NYC’: Poll Shows Mamdani Economic Policies Popular Across US
Amid calls for ousting Democratic congressional leadership because the party caved in the government shutdown fight over healthcare,…
LA considers new minimum wage for city’s housing construction workers
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Could paying construction workers more help rebuild L.A.?
The city of Los Angeles is exploring what would happen if the minimum wage of workers on residential…
Minimum wage to increase in 5 provinces in October
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Minimum wage is increasing in five provinces at the start…
Hotel workers in San Diego to earn $25 per hour
The San Diego City Council has unanimously approved a plan to raise the minimum wage for certain hospitality…
Accounting for City Size, Minimum Wages Reduce Jobs Almost Everywhere
In new research, Priyaranjan Jha, Jyotsana Kala, David Neumark, and Antonio Rodriguez-Lopez find that studies arguing higher minimum…