Why Your Neighborhood Mom-and-Pop Shops Pay the Price for Minimum Wage Increases

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NEW DATA: California Among Top 5 States for Teen Unemployment

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Tipping and Tip Credits

STATEMENT: MI’s Referendum on the Tip Credit Won’t Help Workers

June 12, 2025

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Minimum Wage

Hawley’s $15 Wage Proposal Could Cost the U.S. Over 800,000 Jobs
NEW DATA: California’s $20 Wage Law Cost Restaurant Workers 7 Weeks Worth of Work
So-called “Practical” Minimum Wage Bill Would Punish Small Businesses

Tipping and Tip Credits

STATEMENT: MI’s Referendum on the Tip Credit Won’t Help Workers
Economist to Discuss Impacts of I-82 Ahead of Hearing, Vote
Chicago's tipped wage hikes are failing workers. Don’t bring them statewide.

Mandated Benefits and Flexibility

Paid sick leave may leave Michigan ill
New Evidence Suggests “Fair Workweek” Laws Aren’t Helping Workers
New Study: “Fair Work Week” Laws Force Employees To Go Part-Time

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Minimum Wage

The Minimum Wage: A Primer

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Tipping and Tip Credits

The Case for the Tip Credit

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Minimum Wage

A Survey of US Economists on a $15 Federal Minimum Wage

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