The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a series of updated regulations in 2020 and 2021 to protect tipped workers, including amendments to sections of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). These regulations protected employee tips from employers and addre... More »
During the most recent presidential election, the issue of raising the federal minimum wage was intensely debated. Political debates about the federal minimum wage often center on the effects of a minimum wage increase on employers’ labor decisions, changes in... More »
Christian Mitchell is the State Representative for Illinois’ 26th district. He is one of the chief co-sponsors of House Bill 3718, which would raise the minimum wage in Illinois to $10.65 by 2016. Christian graduated from the University of Chicago with a bache... More »
Increases in minimum wages appear to help some poor families escape poverty while having the perverse effect of dragging other families below the poverty line. More »
Despite the widely held view that minimum wages generate unemployment, some Nobel-winning economists have argued that labor markets are more complex than predicted by economic theory. More »
This classic study of fast food restaurants challenged economic orthodoxy on the minimum wage. More »
The story of the minimum wage in six graphs. This is the first installment of our weeklong series on the minimum wage. More »