minimum wage

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SAG-AFTRA says the new four-year deal offers protections related to artificial intelligence, increases minimum wage rates by 3% annually and merges the pension plans of previously separate unions SAG and AFTRA.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Enrollees are paid the highest of the state, federal or local minimum wage and work an average of 20 hours per week.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

L.A.’s minimum wage for hotel workers had been $20.32 an hour, so the new wage mandate amounted to a 38% increase over three years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

But he said too many carers across the country were not being paid for their travel time and this risked pushing their hourly rate below the national minimum wage.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Max’s parents split up before he was bom and his mother cleans motel rooms for minimum wage.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García