One restaurant owner is boosting the minimum wage that he pays to $15 an hour
Minimum wage
The new year brings a new mandatory increase in New Jersey's minimum wage to $12 an hour. It's the latest step in New Jersey's effort ...
Unionized workers at Newark Liberty International Airport are calling on lawmakers to pass legislation giving them enough of a raise to afford health insurance, saying ...
The Walk to Washington is an opportunity for business leaders to make new connections, catch up with colleagues, lobby state lawmakers and to vent about ...
Business Correspondent Rhonda Schaffler brings you today's New Jersey business news.
The new year brought with it a bump in New Jersey's minimum wage to $11 an hour.
2019 was not without significant accomplishments in Trenton, but legislators still have work to do on some big issues important to New Jersey residents.
The union is also focusing on immigration rights, income inequality and other issues facing low wage laborers.
Small business owners from Hudson, Bergen and Passaic Counties shared their concerns with Congressman Bill Pascrell.
Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver on Tuesday signed legislation that strengthens penalties against employers if they fail to pay workers wages, benefits or overtime.
Weinberg complained NJ Transit's budget devotes millions to provide bus service for the American Dream megamall in the Meadowlands, asking, "How long has this $8 ...
Starting Monday, the state began fulfilling a gubernatorial campaign promise. The minimum wage has risen by $1.15 an hour to $10 for some 242,000 workers. ...
For some, the new apartment building is a sign of hope in a city where about 37% of people live in poverty.
The first round of minimum wage increases kicks in July 1. It's a victory for many workers in the state, but the child care industry ...
A study by the American Journal of Public Health looked at the link between low income and poor health nationwide and showed a consistent pattern ...
Middletown Mayor Tony Perry says raising the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour will have a massive impact on towns.
For advocates who’ve worked on this issue for years, Thursday’s votes felt particularly sweet, especially since the Legislature voted twice -- in 2013 and 2016 ...
Formerly moderate Republican Dawn Addiego's defection gives Senate Democrats a 26-14 majority as a battle royal over the budget looms.
At a diner in South Amboy, the governor, Assembly speaker, and Senate president touted their deal to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour.
In an Assembly Appropriations Committee hearing, opponents voiced all sorts of concerns over a bill to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour.