Wages

Abigail Disney, heiress to The Walt Disney Company, railed against CEOs collecting too much pay and is demanding Americans start taxing the wealthy.

Earned Income Tax Credit, or EITC, has been around for decades—but it can be the basis of a revolutionary change across America.

The average federal worker has missed over $5,000 in wages during the shutdown, the Times analysis showed.

"In many areas, women suddenly made more than men. Now, before you applaud that as a victory for feminism, consider some of the effects," Carlson began. 

“Especially on a day like Black Friday, employees should be the central focus,” a union representative said.

About 7 percent of the U.S. population are veterans.

Look at the living standards of most Americans, and you get a very different picture.

What if it turns out that those who aren’t in the top 1 percent or the top 10 percent have benefitted remarkably from globalization and liberalization of regulation?

People with graduate degrees earn, on average, $18,000 more than people with only a Bachelor's degree.

Nationwide prison protests have called attention to work conditions that advocates are likening to slavery. Inmates cook, clean and perform other necessary operations for little, if any, compensation.

Lots of supposedly smart people laughed when Trump suggested the days of 3 or even 4 percent annualized growth might be just around the corner.

"Claire is one of my best friends, and I believe that we should be paid equally and fairly and there should be equality for all," Matt Smith said.

The impressive economy, which had so far boosted President Donald Trump, may not last.

Hundreds of Canadian doctors have signed a petition protesting their own pay raises, instead asking that the salary increase be reallocated to help nurses and patients in need.

Hey teenage nerds, doing homework really does pay off.

The state currently ranks in the bottom 10 for public school teacher pay.

Only 19 percent of U.S. workers said they are comfortable with their current pay rate.

Sam's Club said it would close 63 stores. 

Nissan workers earn $25 per hour, thanks to productivity gains, not monopoly power.

The money raised via the surcharge is donated to a charity.

The annual Equal Pay Day is held to highlight the ongoing gender pay gap.

Inequality is the source of many problems facing the U.S., and the president can help eradicate the wealth gap.

Think tank warns that gloomy predictions about impact of referendum on U.K. were actually relatively 'upbeat'

Why are Kansas and Texas doing so badly, and California so well?

The boost risks a large budget deficit and increasing the government's debt burden.

RT America and Sputnik, two U.S.-based, state-funded media outlets, help craft the Russian narrative for millions of Americans.

Promised prosperity never came after Russia annexed Crimea, locals say.

Pay growth in the U.K. sinks to joint rock-bottom with Greece as wages tumble 10 percent.

Working-class whites feel vulnerable. On every front—economic, cultural, personal security—they feel threatened and beleaguered.

Salaried workers making up to $47,476 annually must receive overtime for hours past 40 per week; prior salary cutoff was $23,660.