A proposal is expected next week to increase the federal minimum wage to $12.

A majority of Americans who use certain aid programs are from working families.

Average hourly wages will rise to $9.90 for 1,500 locations the company runs directly.

As Seattle's minimum wage starts a gradual rise, Ivar's takes a radical path.

Call it "The Wal-Mart Effect."

Wal-Mart announced a mass raise today to some 500,000 employees.

Higher wages means rising costs. How will shareholders react to this new paradigm?

Push to unionize workers in tiny town outside Seattle ignites a national cause.

Why haven't wage growth caught up to job growth?

Don't expect other companies to quickly follow Aetna on the wage front. The move is strategic.