California residents voted against raising the state's minimum wage to $18 an hour, marking the first such failure in the U.S. since 1996.

Amazon has also announced an increase in wages for contract delivery drivers to around $22 an hour as part of its $2.1 billion investment this year in a third-party logistics program.

Both full-time and part-time employees will benefit from the rate. When computed annually, an employee may bring in approximately $50,000 under the new rate.

Hiked-up prices, reduction of hours and benefits and layoffs are some of the ways fast food restaurants are coping

The measure is a result of a law passed last year by Democrats in the state Legislature

Florida, California, Arizona and Nevada are some of the Latino-heavy states where the figure will increase. Some numbers about minimum wages in the U.S.

Being the country with the lowest minimum wage in Latin America, Venezuela is increasing unfavorable records for its economy.

A new report says that Latinos over-worked, and underpaid in America’s most dangerous industries.

It's the second minimum wage hike in 2014 in Venezuela, where inflation hit 56 percent in 2013.

A California businessman and former publisher of the American Conservative wants to save on welfare costs -- and cut down on illegal immigration -- by raising the minimum wage in the state.