The study found that, even with the same college degree, students from low-income families earn less than those from middle ...

The study analyzes U.S. Census Bureau data and found tipped wage hikes are shown to increase, rather than decrease, the hourly wage gaps between minority tipped employees and white tipped employees.

Until last year, the Illinois gender wage gap was consistently wider than the U.S. average — which has barely budged in the past two decades. The state’s new law aligns with a growing national ...