Tag: Wages

A waitress in a restaurant.

Ending the tip credit brings pay cuts, not raises

Rebekah Paxton · March 11, 2021 5:00 am

In this Wednesday, June 3, 2020 photo, cashier Rosario Vargas, center, bags groceries for customers at the Presidente Supermarket in the Little Havana neighborhood of Miami.

Yes, raise the minimum wage, but don’t stop there

Karl Polzer · March 1, 2021 5:00 am

FILE - A shopper pushes a cart outside Costco Wholesale in Danvers, Mass. in this May 27, 2009 file photo. Costco's fiscal second-quarter net income fell 15 percent, hurt by softer sales of some non-food items, weaker gross margins in its fresh foods business and the impact of weaker foreign currency exchange rates on its international results. Its latest performance missed Wall Street's view. The stock declined in premarket trading on Thursday March 6, 2014. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

Costco raises its minimum wage to $16 an hour, surpassing competitors

Kaelan Deese · February 25, 2021 6:37 pm

Biden corporate tax hike would cut 159K jobs and lower wages: Tax Foundation

Tyler Van Dyke · February 24, 2021 12:00 am

This Tuesday, June 12, 2012, photo shows a Kroger grocery store in Dearborn, Mich. The Kroger Co. said Thursday, June 14, 2012, its net income edged up slightly in the first quarter as its customer loyalty programs helped drive up revenue. The company also raised its full-year earnings outlook. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

California city’s ’hero pay’ hike mandate puts two grocery stores out of business

Michael Lee · February 2, 2021 6:03 pm

The Davis-Bacon Act may present challenges to Biden’s infrastructure plans

Jeremy Lott · January 8, 2021 4:00 am

Uncertainty over implementation of new wage law has businesses in Maine’s largest city on edge

Washington Examiner · November 30, 2020 10:00 pm

Why the media trash Trump’s superrecovery

Stephen Moore · November 13, 2020 4:00 am

Joe Biden and Donald Trump

Biden won in counties that had stronger pre-pandemic economic growth, study finds

Nihal Krishan · November 10, 2020 10:53 pm

I guess God isn’t a Republican?

Stephen Moore · November 6, 2020 4:00 am

FILE - In this Oct. 18, 2010 file photo, an Amazon.com package is prepared for shipment by a United Parcel Service (UPS) driver in Palo Alto, Calif. States could force Internet retailers to collect sales taxes under a bill that the Senate advanced on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)

Business owners fret new coronavirus lockdowns

Jay Heflin · October 30, 2020 3:00 am

child patient at the dentist

Trump campaign defends first-term economic record

Nihal Krishan · October 16, 2020 3:00 am