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Australia Raises Minimum Wage Rate to Curb Inflation

June 15, 2022
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Australia’s Fair Work Commission has raised the national minimum wage in an effort to dampen the effects of rising inflation. More than 2.6 million Australians will be eligible for a pay rise of $40 (US$27) per week from July 1, an increase of 5.2 percent, while those on a modern minimum award wage will see…

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10th Circuit Partly Blocks Biden’s $15 an Hour Minimum Wage Order for Federal Contractors

February 18, 2022
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit has partly stayed enforcement of President Joe Biden’s executive order that requires that all federal contractors be paid a $15-per-hour minimum wage. The ruling came Feb. 17 in a lawsuit brought by Colorado-based adventure tour operator Duke Bradford, who founded Arkansas Valley Adventures (AVA) in 1998….

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Court Partly Blocks Biden’s $15 an Hour Minimum Wage Order for Federal Contractors

February 18, 2022
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit has partly stayed enforcement of President Joe Biden’s executive order that requires that all federal contractors be paid a $15-per-hour minimum wage. The ruling came Feb. 17 in a lawsuit brought by Colorado-based adventure tour operator Duke Bradford, who founded Arkansas Valley Adventures (AVA) in 1998….

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Florida’s Minimum Wage Increase Goes Into Effect

October 1, 2021
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PUNTA GORDA, Fla.—Minimum wage workers in Florida saw a pay increase on Thursday after nearly 61 percent of Florida voters approved Amendment 2 in the November 2020 election. Florida is the first state in the union to raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour by ballot measure. However, it won’t reach $15 right away. For…

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Biden’s $15 Minimum Wage Would Raise Childcare Costs, Hurt Families: Heritage Foundation

February 13, 2021
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The author of a new study on the impact of a $15 federal minimum wage on childcare costs said that while the move will boost the incomes of some lower wage workers, it will increase childcare costs across the country by as much as 43 percent in some states. Rachel Greszler, a research fellow in…

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