Tag: minimum wage
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...
Should Rhode Island gradually increase its minimum wage to $15 an...
The state Senate on Feb. 10 approved a gradual increase in Rhode Island’s minimum wage from $11.50 to $15 per hour by 2025.
Proponents say...
R.I. Senate passes minimum wage increase
PROVIDENCE – The Senate on Wednesday passed a bill that would raise the state minimum wage from $11.50 to $15 per hour over four...
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