In Wake, North Carolina's most populous county, a family of four would need to make just over $81,000 a year to meet basic needs.

The federal $1.9 trillion stimulus bill did not include a measure to raise the federal minimum wage. North Carolina, like 21 others that set state-level minimums, is as low as federal law allows: $7.25, unchanged since 2009.

Grocery clerks and delivery drivers are on the frontlines alongside healthcare workers fighting the coronavirus. But, unlike nurses, coming in contact鈥�

Grocery clerks and delivery drivers are on the frontlines alongside healthcare workers fighting the coronavirus. But, unlike nurses, coming in contact鈥�

Democratic presidential candidates joined McDonald鈥檚 fast-food workers and supporters yesterday to push the corporation to unionize its employees and pay鈥�

Democrats in the North Carolina House are fighting to raise the state鈥檚 minimum wage, which has been stagnant at $7.25 an hour for more than 10 years.鈥�

Democrats in the North Carolina House are fighting to raise the state鈥檚 minimum wage, which has been stagnant at $7.25 an hour for more than 10 years.鈥�

Bank of America plans to raise its starting pay to $20 an hour over a two-year period, the bank said Tuesday, starting with a hike next month.The company,鈥�

In less than one month, full-time state employees in North Carolina can expect a minimum wage boost to $15 per hour. It is one of the measures in the new鈥�

In less than one month, full-time state employees in North Carolina can expect a minimum wage boost to $15 per hour. It is one of the measures in the new鈥�