Tag: minimum wage

As Rhode Island lawmakers return for the 2020 legislative session on Jan. 7, some of the most pressing questions they’re expected to face this...

BOSTON (AP) – Lower-paid workers in Massachusetts are looking forward to a small hike in the state's minimum wage, but not all businesses are...

PROVIDENCE – In response to continuing questions surrounding the proposed extension of International Game Technology PLC’s contract with the state to supply technology and...

Despite solid proposals to raise the state’s lowest wage, Rhode Island’s state budget looks set to take effect without even a modest increase. Gov....

Gov. Gina M. Raimondo sets her sights in her final term on ‘job training and education.’ Will there be money to pay for it? Every...

Rhode Island again is considering an increase in the minimum wage to stay competitive with surrounding states, including Massachusetts. Among New England states, only Connecticut...

After going up for a second consecutive year to $10.50 per hour at the beginning of 2019, there is talk about adding another 60...

PROVIDENCE – Lawmakers have introduced a bill that would add a provision to the state’s minimum-wage law requiring city employees to be paid a...

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo says she will propose a budget this week that boosts support for education and teacher training from pre-school through...

The minimum wage increased in Rhode Island this month to $10.50 an hour, the second bump in two years. For the estimated 20,000 to 30,000...