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Local governments are allowed to set a minimum wage that's higher than the state rate of $14.40 per hour. Colorado Sun reporter Tamara Chuang said if approved, the changes could take effect on January 1, 2025.
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Boulder County officials already have a plan in place to raise the minimum wage incrementally each year until it reaches $25 in unincorporated parts of the county by 2030, but area towns and cities haven't yet followed suit.
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The Biden Administration is trying to curb inflation as people grapple with the increased costs of basic expenses. At the same time, Wyomingites and other Westerners are also struggling with another economic trend: stagnant wage growth.
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As minimum wage goes up, suicide rates go down. That’s according to a new study published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. The study...
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Wages rose faster for low-income workers than for any other group in 2019. The gains are partly explained by the tight labor market. But increases in minimum wages also contributed to the gains.
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Who should be responsible for the cost of living?
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It's the Democrats' latest attempt to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 from $7.25 by 2024. Amazon and several presidential candidates support the bill, though it faces high hurdles in the Senate.
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The new year brings with it yet another increase to Colorado's minimum wage. As of Jan. 1, the new wage will be $11.10 for non-tipped workers, $8.08 for…
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Michelle Edwards is one of the owners of the Johnstown Lunch Box, a sandwich shop in one of the fastest growing towns on the Front Range. Despite a…
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Colorado workers who earn minimum wage will see more money in their paychecks starting in the New Year.Beginning Jan. 1, 2017 the minimum wage will go up…