Tag: minimum wage
Do you support the hourly minimum wage hike in Rhode Island...
The hourly minimum wage in Rhode Island increases by $1, to $14, on Jan. 1 and moves to $15 in 2025.
The increases were approved...
Minimum wage hike among new laws Jan. 1
PROVIDENCE – A minimum wage hike and a ban on single-use plastic bags are among a host of new laws previously passed by the...
New year brings new laws
PROVIDENCE – A number of business-related laws previously passed by the General Assembly will take effect on Jan. 1.
Among them is a 75-cent raise...
Bank of America to raise minimum wage to $22 per hour
PROVIDENCE – Bank of America Corp. is upping its hourly minimum wage to $22 per hour, according to a news release.
The latest wage hikes,...
Santander increases minimum hourly wage to $20
PROVIDENCE – Santander Holdings USA Inc. has increased its minimum wage to $20 per hour, the company announced in a news release.
The wage hike,...
Report: R.I. has 13th-highest minimum wage in U.S. when adjusting for...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island had the 13th-highest minimum wage relative to the cost of living in the United States in 2020, according to a...
Bank of America to pay $25 minimum wage by 2025
PROVIDENCE – Bank of America Corp. is raising its minimum wage to $25 per hour by 2025, the company announced in a news release.
The...
McKee signs into law phased $15 minimum wage
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Thursday signed into law an increase in the state minimum wage to $15 an hour over the...
Most-read stories on PBN.com, Feb. 2021
1. Pharmacies in R.I. to expand COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to age 65 POSTED ONLINE: FEB. 19 Pharmacies in Rhode Island will change their COVID-19...
Five Questions With: Georgia Hollister Isman
Georgia Hollister Isman | New England regional director, Working Families Party
1. What is the Working Families Party? The Working Families Party is a progressive...