WASHINGTON, July 16 (UPI) -- Workers earning minimum wage should see a bump in their paychecks this month when the U.S. minimum wage rises to $7.25 an hour, the Labor Department said.
TAIPEI, Taiwan, June 6 (UPI) -- Taiwan's minimum wage will increase 9.09 percent to $2.88 an hour and $523 a month, Taiwan's premier said Wednesday.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- Republicans in the U.S. Senate cast 43 "no" votes Wednesday on a motion to end debate over a bill to raise the federal minimum wage by $2.10 an hour. The House of Representatives passed the bill in early January.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Voters in five states were projected to approve minimum wage increases as votes were tallied early Wednesday.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- U.S. voters in six states will vote Nov. 7 on measures to raise the minimum wage, as the federal minimum gets topped by more and more states.
HARRISBURG, Pa., Jan. 20 (UPI) -- U.S. state lawmakers are pushing hikes of their minimum wages, even as Washington leaves the federal $5.15 per hour limit alone.
MILWAUKEE, Feb. 23 (UPI) -- Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett is expected to sign a measure raising the city's minimum wage from $5.15 an hour to $5.70 an hour in October.
ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 (UPI) -- U.S. presidential hopeful John Kerry said Friday the minimum wage should be increased to $7 an hour as part of an economic plan announced this week.
BRASILIA, Brazil, June 3 (UPI) -- Brazilian lawmakers approved the new minimum wage, despite vocal opposition to the hike, local news sources reported Thursday.
SAO PAULO, March 31 (UPI) -- Brazil's president said Monday the minimum wage would rise 20 percent, in line with his goal of narrowing economic disparities. Starting Tuesday, the minimum wage will stand at about $71 a month (240 reals), up from about $60.
