2013 minimum wage, state by state States must at least meet the federal wage baseline of $7.25.

The real budgets of McDonald's workers These four McDonald's workers shared their monthly budgets to show how their spending stacks up to the controversial McDonald's sample.

My protest paid off: Fast-food workers speak out Fast food and retail store workers have joined in a wave of protests nationwide since November, asking for higher wages and more hours. How did it affect them? These four workers share their stories.