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Icon for www.msn.comMSN · Feb 12, 2025

Warren Buffett Said 'Anybody Who's Willing To Work 40 Hours A Week' Deserves A Decent Life — But Proposes A Minimum 'Income', Not Minimum Wage

anybody who's willing to work 40 hours a week has a decent living," he said. Nine years after Buffett's interview, the debate over wages and income inequality rages on. The federal minimum wage ...
Icon for time.comTime · Mar 30, 2025

The 40-Hour Week

Morning News declared: “Factories which can turn out 1,000 instruments of war a week are only turning out 500. Why? Because there is a law which says men should work only 40 hours a week ...
Icon for www.usatoday.comUSA Today · 14d

Did President Trump raise the minimum wage? Social media video makes false claim

The federal minimum wage remains $7.25 an hour. A bill to reduce the standard work week to 32 hours has been proposed but is ... proposed a bill to shorten the standard workweek under federal law from 40 to 32 hours over three years. The act also requires ...
Icon for www.usatoday.comUSA Today · 17d

False videos claim Trump raised minimum wage. His treasury secretary already said he won't

The federal minimum wage is currently $7.25 per hour and ... or $21.63 hourly assuming a 40-hour work week. Most U.S. states, districts, and territories have established higher minimum wages ...
AOL · 8d

How To Beat Inflation This Year If You’re Earning an Average or Minimum Wage

Basic needs are expensive these days. It might seem like no matter how much you earn, costs keep creeping up, making it harder to afford everyday
Icon for www.orlandosentinel.comOrlando Sentinel · 3d

Minimum wage and property insurance changes not likely to pass Legislature

But opponents said it was an effort to weaken a 2020 state constitutional amendment that requires gradual increases in the minimum wage. The wage is $13 an hour and will increase to $14 an hour on ...
Icon for www.commercialappeal.comCommercial Appeal · 18d

Did Trump raise the minimum wage? What workers should know in Tennessee

A viral video falsely claims President Trump raised the minimum wage to $25 an hour ... There is also talk that Trump is issuing a 32 hour work week; while not true, this concept has more merit.
Icon for www.hcamag.comhcamag.com · Apr 2, 2025

Three provinces increasing minimum wage rate in October

With the change, a worker making the general minimum wage and working 40 hours per week will see an annual pay increase of up to $835, according to the government. Under the Employment Standards Act, Ontario’s minimum wage increases annually based on the ...
Tempo.co English · 9d

European Countries with the Highest Minimum Wages

In Europe, there are several countries with the highest minimum wages, offering monthly earnings over 1,000-a figure surpassing many global averages.
Icon for www.rgj.comReno Gazette-Journal · 16d

Did Trump raise the minimum wage? What Nevada workers need to know

Since 2009, the national minimum wage has remained at $7.25 an hour ... Will the United States transition to a 32-hour work week? There is also talk that Trump is issuing a 32 hour work week ...
Icon for www.pilotonline.comThe Virginian-Pilot · Mar 24, 2025

Youngkin issues vetoes, rejects minimum wage increase and prescription drug review board

That increased to $496.40 a week, or about $25,000 a year, at a $12.41 an hour wage. In previous years, Democrats and Republicans clashed over legislation to raise Virginia’s minimum wage to $15 ...
Icon for www.courier-journal.comThe Courier-Journal · 11d

Several states to increase minimum wage in 2025. When was the last time Kentucky did?

Wage jumps in recent years have helped some Americans try to keep up with inflation, which hit a 40-year ... is the minimum wage in Kentucky? Minimum wage in Kentucky is $7.25 an hour and has ...
Hindustan Times on MSN.com · 17d

Did Donald Trump increase minimum federal wage? Here's the truth

What’s more, statements from Trump’s inner circle confirm the administration has no real intention of raising the federal minimum wage, which has remained at $7.25 since 2009. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent flatly said during his confirmation hearing in January 2025 that he does not support an increase.
Icon for www.thestarpress.comThe Star Press · 14d

Did President Trump raise the minimum wage? Social media video makes false claim

The federal minimum wage remains $7.25 an hour. A bill to reduce the standard work week to 32 hours has been ... workweek under federal law from 40 to 32 hours over three years.
Yahoo News Singapore · 16d

False videos claim Trump raised minimum wage. His treasury secretary already said he won't

False videos circulating on social media crafted to look like news reports are claiming President Donald Trump raised the federal minimum wage to $25 per hour, effective this month.
Icon for www.zanesvilletimesrecorder.comZanesville Times Recorder · 17d

Did President Donald Trump raise the minimum wage? Video on social media makes false claim

A viral video falsely claims President Trump raised the minimum wage to $25 an hour ... There is also talk that Trump is issuing a 32 hour work week; while not true, this concept has more merit.