Grocery Store Owners Say That Pandemic Hazard Pay Laws Are Putting Them Out of Business
City-level requirements that grocery stores pay wage premiums during the pandemic could prompt layoffs, price hikes.
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Romney and Cotton Want to Punish Businesses With Minimum Wage Hike and More Immigration Paperwork
Leading Republicans continue to find dubious areas of agreement with Democrats.
CBO Says Raising Minimum Wage to $15 an Hour Would Kill Jobs, Because Obviously It Would
A higher federal minimum would reduce employment and increase the deficit, according to a new nonpartisan government analysis.
Biden Signals Retreat From Nonsensical Minimum Wage Hike in COVID-19 Relief Bill
"I don't think it is going to survive," Biden said on Sunday, though he promised to push for a higher minimum wage as a stand-alone bill in the future.
Mandated Pandemic Hazard Pay for Grocery Store Workers Prompts Store Closures, Lawsuits
California grocers have filed three lawsuits against local laws requiring "hero pay" during the pandemic.
My New USA Today op ed on Biden's Impressively Far-Reaching Pro-Immigration Agenda
It goes far beyond merely reversing awful Trump policies, but does still have some drawbacks.
Ramming a $15 Minimum Wage Bill Through the Senate Using Reconciliation Would Be a Norm-Busting Mistake
The reconciliation process exists for a reason. Discarding it for political expediency should be viewed with skepticism.
A Higher Minimum Wage Lowers Opportunities for America's Poorest Workers
Minimum wage jobs aren't supposed to be career choices, but stepping stones on the way to other things. Everyone has to start out somewhere.
Congressional Democrats Push $15 Minimum Wage on Struggling Businesses
American companies would need relief from Democrats’ COVID relief efforts.
Determined To Kill Businesses That Survived Lockdowns, New York Plans Minimum Wage Hike Later This Month
New York's unemployment rate is nearly 10 percent and roughly one-third of small businesses in New York City may have closed forever. Seems like a great time to make it more expensive to employ people, right?
Joe Biden's Proposal To Double the Minimum Wage to $15 an Hour Won't Help Small Businesses
President Donald Trump said he'd leave it to the states to decide if a minimum wage hike was appropriate.
Dems' Hazard Pay Proposals Are a Recipe for a Lot Fewer Essential Workers
We need essential workers right now. We also need markets and the price signals they provide.
A $15 Federal Minimum Wage Would Destroy Jobs and Hurt America's Poorest Workers
Last week, The New York Times Editorial Board dismissed those concerns and called for a $15 national wage standard.
Pete Buttigieg Has a $1 Trillion Plan to Drive Up Housing, College, and Labor Costs
Dramatic increases in federal spending will not “unlock access” for the poor. It will only help those with the right connections.
Target Employees Won The 'Fight For $15' but Weren't Ready for the Trade-Offs
Workers say they've had their hours cut and lost other benefits, such as health insurance. If only someone could have predicted that.
John Stossel Interviews Tulsi Gabbard
Tulsi Gabbard and Stossel discuss war, drug legalization, and government spending.
Elizabeth Warren's Labor Plan Would Be Terrible For Workers
Among other things, it would end Uber as we know it.
Trump Brazenly Suggests Ukraine, China Should Do Opposition Research for His 2020 Campaign
Plus: Why you think all your friends get their news on Facebook, the trade-offs that come with higher minimum wages, a modest proposal for AOC, and more...
Denver's Proposed $15.87 Minimum Wage Hike 'Hurts the People It's Trying To Help'
The restaurant industry would likely suffer under the legislation.
Minimum Wage Hikes in NYC Are Forcing Businesses to Cut Jobs and Raise Prices
The mandated pay increases disproportionately impact the restaurant industry.
Mayor Pete Wants To Destroy the Gig Economy in Order To Save It
Buttigieg says the best way to move into 21st century is to revive 20th-century unions.
Rep. Rashida Tlaib Wants a $20 Minimum Wage for Tipped Workers. That Would Likely Destroy the Restaurant Industry.
The Democratic congresswoman said that people cannot live off tips. People who live off tips beg to differ.
What Bernie Sanders Gets Wrong About the Minimum Wage
Politicians can’t repeal the laws of supply and demand.
Stossel: Minimum Wage Hurts Beginners
How Seattle’s $15 minimum wage killed entry-level jobs.
Bernie Sanders Gets a Lesson in What a $15 Minimum Wage Would Mean
But the campaign workers complaining about their union-negotiated salaries are being hypocritical too.
House Passes $15 Minimum Wage Bill
Plus: Portland mulls an anti-mask law, solar companies hoard panels before tax credits expire, and 2020 candidates have some plans.
CBO Says $15 Federal Minimum Wage Will Cost 1.3 Million Jobs
The Congressional Budget Office says 17 million workers will see higher paychecks, but the poorest and least skilled are likely to be left out.
Democratic Contenders Apologize for Everything Except Their Lousy Economic Policies
Being a presidential candidate means never having to say sorry for heavy-handed proposals to limit choice and promise free stuff.
Minimum Wage Boosts Are Great—For Robots
Making low-skill workers more expensive means getting them replaced by automation.
Bernie Sanders's 2020 Presidential Agenda Is a Giant Progressive Wishlist
Medicare for All, free college, breaking up the banks, a $15 minimum wage-the Vermont socialist wants to do it all.
New Jersey Increases Minimum Wage by 70 Percent
Gas station owners are unsure how they can afford to pay their pump attendants-which are mandated by state law.
Minimum Wage Hikes in New York City Cause Restaurants to Eliminate Jobs, Cut Hours, Raise Prices
Good intentions do not always lead to good outcomes.
Be Careful What You Wish for on the Minimum Wage
The laws of economics can't be repealed.
New York Passes Minimum Wage Law for Uber, Lyft Drivers, Hikes Costs To Riders
What happens when prices are increased by fiat? They go up, usually, and in this case they may increase traffic congestion, too.
Bernie Sanders Targets Walmart With Latest Anti-Corporate Crusade
After taking on Amazon, the democratic socialist has a new target: Walmart.
Voters in Two Deeply Conservative States Look Set to Approve Minimum Wage Increases Next Week. That's a Bad Idea.
Minimum wage ballot initiatives are often good politics, never good policy.
Pew Map Shows One Reason a National $15 Minimum Wage Won't Work
The value of $15 varies greatly across the country and even within the same states.
The $15 Minimum Wage Is Turning Hard Workers Into Black Market Lawbreakers
An in-depth look at New York's car wash industry, and the real world consequences of politicians interfering with a complex industry they don't understand.
D.C. Repeals a Minimum Wage Hike That Restaurant Workers Didn't Want
The poorly designed law would have left a lot of employees with less money rather than more.
Amazon's New $15 Per Hour Minimum Wage: Silencing the Critics or Keeping up With the Times?
What's behind Amazon's new minimum wage policy?
Higher Minimum Wages Blamed for Closure of Iconic NYC Coffee Shop Where Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Worked
An ironic lesson in progressive policies, provided by an iconic New York City establishment and the left's rising star.
The War on Tipping
Activists want to "protect" restaurant workers right out of their jobs.
Republican Governor Signs $15 Minimum Wage Bill in Terrible 'Grand Bargain'
The Republican governor of Massachusetts just made a deal to give away more freebies and keep taxes high.
Washington, D.C.'s Fight Over Restaurant Tips and Wages Is Coming to a City Near You
Cities like San Francisco and Seattle have already passed similar laws, and more states are currently evaluating the costs of doing the same.
In D.C., Initiative 77 Would Raise the Minimum Wage for Bartenders and Servers. Many Don't Want It.
The national union-backed effort would eliminate tips in favor of higher hourly pay. That's "giving help to people who don't want it," restaurant workers say.
Don't Blame the Minimum Wage for Those Self-Service Kiosks at McDonald's
Government-mandated price hikes do a lot of things. Spurring technological innovation is not one of them.
