Minimum Wage

It’s been 15 years since the federal minimum wage was last increased in 2009. With a decade and a half of no increase, the U.S. has endured the longest period in its history of no change to the minimum wage. Some states and local jurisdictions have taken matters into their own hands and increased their minimum wages this year (but Georgia wasn’t one of them).   Proponents of the Raise the Wage Act say that one…

On January 1, 2024, 22 states increased their minimum wages as a result of legislative action or inflation adjustments. Nearly 10 million workers are expected to receive more than $6 billion in additional wages from these state minimum wage increases. These states include Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont and Washington. Local jurisdictions also may vote…