minimum wage

A looming recession, still high (although easing) inflation and labor woes are just some of the issues. read more >

With inflation remaining near 40-year highs, menu prices could continue to rise. read more >

Over the past two years, Walmart Inc. has been rebuilding their reputation by implementing better pay, benefits and career-building opportunities. read more >

Some in the hospitality industry question the timing of raising the federal minimum to $15, fearing added burdens could halt recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. read more >

There’s an employee type likely to be judged expendable if the nation moves toward a $15 minimum wage, even if few business owners will dare mention it. read more >

Mark Abernathy has been in the restaurant business for 50 years but never, he says, has he faced a time like the present: “This is the most unstable, unpredictable situation I’ve ever seen.” read more >

For Wal-Mart, a retailer with razor-thin margins, to raise the pay of so many people to a level significantly higher than the current federal minimum wage of $7.25 means many things. read more >

KUAR's Jacob Kauffman had an in-depth look at a minimum wage issue that will be on the Nov. 4 ballot in Arkansas, which aims to raise the state's minimum wage from its current rate, $6.25, to $8.50 by Jan. 1, 2017, in three increments. read more >

Arkansas Secretary of State Mark Martin has announced the proposed amendment to raise Arkansas' minimum wage will be on the general election ballot in November. read more >

Arkansas Secretary of State Mark Martin says the group attempting to raise the state's minimum wage from $6.25 an hour to $8.50 an hour did not meet the required number of valid signatures. The group has until Aug. 18 to gather 15,107 more valid signatures. read more >

Arkansas’ minimum wage of $6.25 an hour, which applies to all employers with four or more employees, is one of only four state minimums that remain below the federal wage of $7.25 hourly. read more >

Minimum wage laws have been controversial since they first started gaining traction in the early 19th century. Arkansas voters may have the opportunity to vote on a state minimum wage increase proposal this November. read more >

Whether raising the minimum wage — a burning issue in the tourism and hospitality industries — will actually help all the people it’s aimed at is a question of deep disagreement, even among experts. There does appear to be, however, consensus on the minimum conditions necessary to have a sustainable economy. read more >