New Yorkers working minimum wage jobs can expect a slight increase in their pay in 2026. New York State's minimum wage is set to increase by 50 cents. In 2024, the minimum wage rate was $16 per hour ...

New York minimum wage proposal would raise pay to $30 an hour by 2030. Here’s how the plan would work and who it impacts.

New York’s minimum wage is set to increase effective Jan. 1. Starting on that date, the minimum wage statewide will increase by 50 cents an hour. In New York City, Westchester County and on Long ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gov. Kathy Hochul has issued a reminder this week that the state’s minimum wage is set to rise on Jan. 1, marking the third ...

Business and labor leaders say they are girding for a policy fight likely to stretch from City Hall to Albany.

Nearly 20 U.S. states are set to raise their minimum wage in 2026, boosting pay for millions of workers spanning from Arizona to New Jersey. A mix of Republican- and Democrat-controlled states will ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — As the New Year inches closer, so does an increase in the New York State minimum wage. Set to rise on January 1 to $17 an hour in New York City, Westchester, and Long Island, ...

New Yorkers will see minimum wage hikes on New Year’s Day, with the rate rising to $17 per hour in the Big Apple, Westchester and Long Island while reaching $16 in the rest of the state. The ...

Many U.S. workers are ringing in the new year with a raise as new minimum wage increases take effect in states and localities across the country on Thursday. More than 8.3 million workers are expected ...

The new year is just around the corner -- and with it comes new laws taking effect in New York and New Jersey. Here's a review of some of the most impactful pieces of legislation taking effect in 2026 ...

NEW YORK (WBNG) — For years, New York State has been gradually increasing its minimum wage as part of a 2023 agreement between the governor’s office and the state legislature, with that agreement ...