Obama works overtime
Peter Schroeder - 03/15/14 06:00 AM EDT
President Obama touted his efforts to boost overtime pay for millions of workers.
Minimum wage
Obama gives order to 'modernize' overtime pay
Justin Sink - 03/13/14 03:18 PM EDT
The president offered few details of exactly how the rules will be changed.
Biz stunned by Obama overtime move
Benjamin Goad - 03/12/14 09:28 PM EDT
Business groups and congressional Republicans are blasting regs Obama will announce Thursday.
Perez defends minimum wage hike
Benjamin Goad - 03/12/14 01:35 PM EDT
Republicans oppose the measure, pointing to a CBO report predicting major job losses.
Obama to use executive action to expand overtime pay
Justin Sink - 03/11/14 11:17 PM EDT
He hopes to use executive authorities to require businesses pay employees more in overtime.
Obama mines the Gap
Justin Sink - 03/11/14 05:08 PM EDT
The president used a trip to the retailer to talk about upping the minimum wage.
Obama to congressional GOP: Time to lift wages
Alexander Bolton - 03/08/14 06:00 AM EST
The president made an effort to build popular support for raising the minimum wage.
Obama makes minimum wage pitch in Conn.
Justin Sink - 03/05/14 03:27 PM EST
"Nobody who works full time should ever have to raise a family in poverty," he said.
Mellman: Max support for minimum wage
Mark S. Mellman - 03/04/14 07:06 PM EST
OPINION | On average, Americans favored an increase in the minimum wage by a 43-point margin.
Obama takes minimum wage tour north
Justin Sink - 03/04/14 05:33 PM EST
Obama will speak in Connecticut before a fundraising swing through Boston.
Obama to stump for higher minimum wage
Russell Berman - 03/02/14 02:26 PM EST
President Obama will appear with four Democratic governors from New England on Wednesday.
Hagan joins $10.10 push
Alexander Bolton - 02/27/14 12:34 PM EST
Other vulnerable Democrats have held back from co-sponsoring the bill.
Dems try to force wage vote
Mike Lillis and Erik Wasson - 02/26/14 08:43 PM EST
House Democrats filed a discharge petition aimed at getting a floor vote on a bump to $10.10.
Reid stalling action on minimum wage
Alexander Bolton - 02/25/14 08:34 PM EST
Reid has not yet unified his caucus on the issue.
Dems to roll out minimum wage discharge petition
Erik Wasson - 02/25/14 03:49 PM EST
The petition is intended to force GOP leaders to hold a vote in the House.
Cantor: GOP will win back Senate this year
Mario Trujillo - 02/24/14 01:56 PM EST
Democrats face a tough landscape in the midterm elections.
A Dem win on minimum wage?
Erik Wasson - 02/23/14 12:00 PM EST
Democrats insist a CBO report that found raising wage would cost jobs is no obstacle.
Obama calls for minimum wage hike
Kevin Bogardus - 02/22/14 06:00 AM EST
Wages have barely ticked upwards over the past four years, the president noted.
Obama touts wage hike to Dem govs
Justin Sink - 02/21/14 12:13 PM EST
President says raising minimum wage is good politics.
Boehner: Suicide over minimum wage hike
Molly K. Hooper and Bob Cusack - 02/21/14 06:00 AM EST
Dems hope Boehner will allow a vote, but the Speaker's records suggests that's unlikely.
Economist: CBO minimum wage report goes beyond job loss
Alexandra Oliveira - 02/20/14 08:02 PM EST
An economist at the Economic Policy Institute says that despite projecting job loss, the...
Gap clothing chain will raise hourly minimum wage to $10 in 2015
Vicki Needham - 02/19/14 06:55 PM EST
Long-established clothing chain Gap is planning to raise its minimum wage to $10 an hour in 2015....
Is Wal-Mart mulling support for wage hike?
Erik Wasson - 02/19/14 05:56 PM EST
The retailer shot down a report that it is considering support for a minimum wage increase.
CBO defends minimum wage report
Erik Wasson - 02/19/14 10:55 AM EST
“Our analysis is quite consistent with latest thinking by economists,” says CBO director.
Obama uses pulpit to push wage hike
Justin Sink - 02/15/14 06:00 AM EST
The address shows the White House intends to make it an issue in the midterm elections.
Brown calls for expansion of Earned Income Tax Credit
Ramsey Cox - 02/14/14 05:00 PM EST
Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) called for an expansion of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), saying...
Dems call for minimum wage increase
Ramsey Cox - 02/14/14 01:10 PM EST
New Mexico Democrats called on Congress to raise the minimum wage.On Thursday, Sens. Tom Udall (D-N...
OVERNIGHT MONEY: Wage hike tops House Dem agenda
Vicki Needham - 02/13/14 06:16 PM EST
President Obama is heading out to Maryland's Eastern Shore on Friday to chat with House Democrats...
Wage hike opponents work to bury bill
Megan R. Wilson - 02/13/14 06:00 AM EST
Business groups are taking no chances on a possible minimum wage increase.
Minimum wage that 'makes a difference'
Justin Sink - 02/12/14 07:31 PM EST
Obama signed an executive order to hike the minimum wage for federal contractors.
Obama signs order on minimum wage hike
Justin Sink - 02/12/14 03:12 PM EST
The president vowed his move "will make a difference for folks."
House Dems ready to start retreat
Mike Lillis - 02/12/14 12:41 PM EST
Democrats will huddle on policy priorities and political strategy.
Obama moving on minimum wage hike
Justin Sink - 02/12/14 06:00 AM EST
President Obama will sign an executive order at the White House.
Reid: Senate will vote on minimum wage increase
Ramsey Cox - 02/10/14 02:19 PM EST
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said Monday that the Senate would vote on raising the...
Obama to rally for minimum wage increase
Justin Sink - 02/10/14 12:06 PM EST
The president will hold an event at the White House Wednesday to push to raise wages.
OFA pushes minimum wage hike in TV ad
Justin Sink - 02/03/14 10:53 AM EST
The advocacy group born from President Obama's reelection campaign is launching a new national...
