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The federal minimum wage was set at $7. House passes bill to hike the federal minimum wage to $per hour. The law is gaining attention as top . Dec They say a $minimum wage would mean a percent increase in the basic hourly wage, now $8.

Proponents argue that the increase . Jan The new law increases the minimum wage to $per hour by Jan.

For employers with or fewer employees the minimum wage will reach $per hour by Jan. Other hourly people get more than that, but none as much as $per hour. Washington state will have the highest state minimum wage in the nation on Jan. Jul The United States House of Representatives voted Thursday to raise the federal minimum wage to $per hour, higher than any current state . Jan Opinion: The $minimum wage was supposed to hurt New York City restaurants — but both revenue and employment are up.

Dec Among the cities that have agreed to raise the minimum wage to $per hour are Seattle and Petaluma, California, and New York City. Jul A $federal minimum wage would likely boost pay for million US workers, lifting 1. A $minimum wage could make significant inroads in helping women and people of color make ends meet, closing persistent gender and race-based pay and . Dec Raising the national minimum wage to $an hour, as many of the progressive presidential candidates are proposing, “ignore(s) the millions of .

Although there are some exceptions, almost all employees in California must be paid the minimum wage as required by state law. A grassroots movement that. Annual increases for the rest of the state will continue until the rate reaches $minimum wage (and $tipped wage). The state minimum wage in Massachusetts is $11. Jan Libertarian: The $Disaster.

Jan The protesters are demanding action from state legislators and presidential candidates to raise the minimum wage to $an hour. Feb Virginia currently requires employers to pay the federal minimum of $7. Maryland will reach a $wage floor in . Alberta employers must pay their employees at least the minimum wage. Nov The House of Representatives voted this summer to raise the federal minimum wage to $an hour. As everyone predicted at the time, it went . Jul For most of the decade, support for a $national minimum wage has grown among Democrats.

Minimum Cash Wage for Tipped Workers . Once seen as a fringe idea when it was . But there are other important questions to ask. Multiple business advocacy groups said raising the minimum wage. Jan Excluding Washington, D. May The number of states that have enacted $hourly wage floors has doubled so far this year.

And advocates pushing to raise the minimum. See links below for more information. Los Angeles workers would receive $7. The average full-time, low-wage worker, now working 1hours .