The executive order was signed on April 27, 2021, and was implemented on Jan. 30, 2022. The first minimum wage laws came into effect in the late 1800s when sweatshop labor was common in newly ...

Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani, a Democratic socialist from Queens who is running for mayor, wants to raise New York City’s minimum wage to $30 an hour by 2030. He contends that the city needs to be a ...