Whether President Obama succeeds in getting Congress to raise the minimum wage or not, the companies with the most low-wage workers are on notice that this issue will be in the spotlight right through the November mid-term elections.
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The 10 U.S. Companies with the Most Minimum Wage Workers
These companies will feel the most heat...
How the 2014 Minimum Wage Debate Will End
The latest exchange on raising the minimum wage in 2014 -- triggered by a Congressional Budget Office report that gave ammo to both sides -- is just one chapter in this ongoing political brawl. But as the year wears on, Republicans will find that
this issue will only get more prickly for them...
The Surprising Benefits of Raising the Minimum Wage
It's common wisdom that raising the minimum wage is bad for business, and thus bad for the economy. Or is it? Some conservative economists are now arguing that increasing the minimum wage would stimulate the U.S. economy and save the government billions of dollars in addition to improving the lives of low income workers.
It makes more sense than you'd think...