/tags/wages wages en-US SAąúĽĘ´«Ä± Mon, 29 Sep 2025 20:12:03 GMT /government-politics/2025-09-29/florida-wage-theft-rodriguez Democratic candidate for Florida Attorney General JosĂ© Javier RodrĂ­guez joined workers and labor advocates Monday to call attention to Florida’s wage theft crisis and his pledge, if elected, to use the office to enforce the state’s minimum wage law. Mon, 29 Sep 2025 20:12:03 GMT /government-politics/2025-09-29/florida-wage-theft-rodriguez Sergio R. Bustos /business/2025-01-07/south-florida-economy-new-year-2025 The new year is underway with unemployment in South Florida still historically low and the inflation rate in a slowdown, while the housing market is… well… kinda complicated. Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:00:00 GMT /business/2025-01-07/south-florida-economy-new-year-2025 Tom Hudson /business/2024-07-01/politifact-florida-wages-inflation-biden Looking at the duration of Joe Biden’s presidency and using the standard measures for comparing inflation and wages, inflation has increased 19.3% since January 2021 while wages have risen 16.1%. Mon, 01 Jul 2024 19:00:00 GMT /business/2024-07-01/politifact-florida-wages-inflation-biden Louis Jacobson | PolitiFact /law/2023-02-07/judge-rejects-medicaid-minimum-wage-challenges An administrative law judge has rejected challenges by two health-care groups to the way state Medicaid officials have carried out a requirement that “direct care” workers get paid a minimum of $15 an hour. Tue, 07 Feb 2023 21:30:00 GMT /law/2023-02-07/judge-rejects-medicaid-minimum-wage-challenges Jim Saunders | News Service of Florida /economy/2022-12-14/amazon-launched-a-driver-tipping-promotion-on-the-same-day-it-got-sued-over-tip-fraud An Amazon promotion that tipped delivery drivers $5 for every customer that sent a "thank you" message maxed out on the second day, raising questions about whether drivers deserve tips year-round. Wed, 14 Dec 2022 20:00:00 GMT /economy/2022-12-14/amazon-launched-a-driver-tipping-promotion-on-the-same-day-it-got-sued-over-tip-fraud Emily Olson /economy/2022-11-16/these-companies-ran-an-experiment-pay-workers-their-full-salary-to-work-fewer-days Could a shorter work week be the answer to the UK's productivity problem? Wed, 16 Nov 2022 18:00:00 GMT /economy/2022-11-16/these-companies-ran-an-experiment-pay-workers-their-full-salary-to-work-fewer-days Paddy Hirsch /news/2022-10-13/men-in-unions-may-make-1-3-million-more-in-lifetime-than-men-not-in-one-study-says Men who belonged to unions their entire career made up to $1.3 million more, on average, than men who never joined one, according to recently released research. Thu, 13 Oct 2022 15:00:00 GMT /news/2022-10-13/men-in-unions-may-make-1-3-million-more-in-lifetime-than-men-not-in-one-study-says Ayana Archie /business/2022-09-20/the-hard-rock-casino-company-says-it-will-spend-100-million-more-to-pay-its-workers The raises will impact 95 different job titles. Housekeepers, cooks and security guards will see the biggest differences, the company said. Tue, 20 Sep 2022 11:30:00 GMT /business/2022-09-20/the-hard-rock-casino-company-says-it-will-spend-100-million-more-to-pay-its-workers Ayana Archie /news/2022-06-03/desantis-signs-budget-with-tax-suspensions-worker-raises Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday signed a $109.9 billion state budget bill that includes pay raises for state workers and law enforcement, as well as tax suspensions on gas, diapers and school supplies. Fri, 03 Jun 2022 12:24:33 GMT /news/2022-06-03/desantis-signs-budget-with-tax-suspensions-worker-raises Anthony Izaguirre | the Associated Press /news/2022-05-05/a-shortage-of-health-aides-is-forcing-out-those-who-wish-to-get-care-at-home Home health care workers are among the lowest paid, shifting the burden of long-term care to aging and overstressed family members or assisted living centers, which are often understaffed themselves. Thu, 05 May 2022 14:07:32 GMT /news/2022-05-05/a-shortage-of-health-aides-is-forcing-out-those-who-wish-to-get-care-at-home Natalie Krebs