A public-policy research firm has adopted a “living wage” for employees at its Howard County headquarters that exceeds that state minimum wage by more than $5 per hour. IMPAQ International is now paying employees at its survey center in Columbia ...

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College is a breeding ground for progressive ideas — and the Student Government Association at the University of Maryland, College Park takes that notion to heart.

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Ikea's U.S. division is raising the minimum wage for thousands of its retail workers, pegging it to the cost of living in each location, instead of its competition.

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Workers at Johns Hopkins Hospital have been rallying for higher pay at the esteemed medical center.

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WASHINGTON — An effort to require Wal-Mart and other large retailers to pay their employees a “living wage” of at least $12.50 an hour met its end Tuesday when the D.C. Council failed to override Mayor Vincent Gray’s veto. The ...

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WASHINGTON — An effort to require Wal-Mart and other large retailers to pay their employees a “living wage” of at least $12.50 an hour met its end Tuesday when the D.C. Council failed to override Mayor Vincent Gray’s veto. The ...

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WASHINGTON — The chairman of the D.C. Council says a bill requiring Wal-Mart and other large retailers to pay their employees at least $12.50 an hour will be on Mayor Vincent Gray’s desk by Friday. The council approved the bill ...

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