/tags/minimum-wage Minimum Wage en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Tue, 21 Jun 2022 19:36:43 GMT /education/2022-06-21/acc-board-of-trustees-budget The community college system says it does not have the funding to offer 10% raises to all employees. Instead, ACC is proposing either a 5% or $5,000 salary increase depending on which is greater for each individual. Tue, 21 Jun 2022 19:36:43 GMT /education/2022-06-21/acc-board-of-trustees-budget Becky Fogel /texas/2022-02-10/texas-attorney-general-ken-paxton-sues-biden-over-minimum-wage-hike-for-federal-contractors Paxton argues the Biden administration policy is federal overreach and would harm the Texas economy. Thu, 10 Feb 2022 22:06:08 GMT /texas/2022-02-10/texas-attorney-general-ken-paxton-sues-biden-over-minimum-wage-hike-for-federal-contractors Julián Aguilar /business/2021-07-20/low-pay-no-benefits-rude-customers-restaurant-workers-quit-at-record-rate Average wages for nonmanagers at restaurants and bars hit $15 an hour in May, but many say no amount of pay would get them to return. They are leaving at the highest rate in decades. Tue, 20 Jul 2021 21:03:44 GMT /business/2021-07-20/low-pay-no-benefits-rude-customers-restaurant-workers-quit-at-record-rate Alina Selyukh /austin/2017-06-29/want-a-two-bedroom-apartment-in-austin-get-a-job-that-pays-23-an-hour To no one's surprise, Austin is one of the most expensive cities to live in in Texas. Residents here need to earn around $23 an hour to afford rent for a� Thu, 29 Jun 2017 18:58:57 GMT /austin/2017-06-29/want-a-two-bedroom-apartment-in-austin-get-a-job-that-pays-23-an-hour Nadia Hamdan /texas/2017-03-08/californians-with-limited-means-seek-opportunities-in-texas From Texas Standard:In Los Angeles minimum wage doesn’t go very far. It’s hard to find an apartment for less than a thousand bucks � over half your� Wed, 08 Mar 2017 23:21:50 GMT /texas/2017-03-08/californians-with-limited-means-seek-opportunities-in-texas KUT Staff /business/2015-08-13/what-if-a-higher-minimum-wage-still-isnt-enough-to-live-on More than 360,000 Texans make $7.25 an hour or less, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Only five states have a higher percentage of� Thu, 13 Aug 2015 17:40:10 GMT /business/2015-08-13/what-if-a-higher-minimum-wage-still-isnt-enough-to-live-on Joy Diaz /texas/2015-04-08/texas-lawmakers-make-push-to-raise-minimum-wage This legislative session, Texas lawmakers are considering seven bills dealing with raising the state's minimum wage.One of the bills would bring it up� Wed, 08 Apr 2015 17:04:28 GMT /texas/2015-04-08/texas-lawmakers-make-push-to-raise-minimum-wage Joy Diaz /2013-12-24/living-wage-effort-eclipsed-by-minimum-pay-battles Low-wage workers in 13 states will see their minimum hourly pay increased in 2014, as state-based efforts to boost wages accelerate and federal efforts languish. Meanwhile, new "living wage" campaigns are focused on government-subsidized jobs, particularly at airports. Tue, 24 Dec 2013 21:12:00 GMT /2013-12-24/living-wage-effort-eclipsed-by-minimum-pay-battles Liz Halloran /business/2013-03-13/fewer-texas-workers-earning-minimum-wage-or-less Fewer Texans are earning minimum wage or less. The number dropped by 21,000 last year to 452,000 people in Texas earning no more than $7.25 an hour. U.S.� Wed, 13 Mar 2013 21:07:09 GMT /business/2013-03-13/fewer-texas-workers-earning-minimum-wage-or-less Nathan Bernier /business/2011-07-22/advocacy-group-calls-for-increase-in-federal-minimum-wage Earlier this week, The National Employment Law Project (NELP), a non-profit organization that advocates for stronger labor standards, issued a call for an� Fri, 22 Jul 2011 21:48:01 GMT /business/2011-07-22/advocacy-group-calls-for-increase-in-federal-minimum-wage Matt Mawhinney