Employer Costs for Employee Compensation

Raising the Minimum Wage Makes Economic Sense
Human Capital & Careers

Raising the Minimum Wage Makes Economic Sense

When minimum wage is too low, it not only mires workers in poverty, it undermines the consumer demand at the heart of our economy.
By Holly Sklar | February 17, 2017
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Square-Off: Is Raising the Minimum Wage a Good Idea?
Labor Management

Square-Off: Is Raising the Minimum Wage a Good Idea?

It may be a good idea, but for whom? Experts weigh in on the impacts a minimum wage increase could have on employment and the economy.
By Sean Allocca | February 16, 2017
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The True Cost of a ‘Living Wage’
Labor Management

The True Cost of a ‘Living Wage’

Whether a minimum wage hike will destroy jobs as opponents claim, or help to combat poverty as supporters argue, is a question of perspective.
By Joel Naroff | February 16, 2017
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State Minimum-Wage Votes May Pressure Congress to Act
Human Capital & Careers

State Minimum-Wage Votes May Pressure Congress to Act

Four states passed proposals to increase the minimum wage, adding to the growing support for higher pay floors for U.S. workers.
By Sean Allocca | November 17, 2016
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Labor Costs Up Sharply for 2nd Straight Quarter
Staffing

Labor Costs Up Sharply for 2nd Straight Quarter

Improving wages could prod the Fed to move sooner on interest rates.
By Matthew Heller | June 12, 2015
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