Closing The Wage Gap

Ohio Democrats introduce bill that would raise the state’s minimum wage

BY MEGAN HENRY Ohio Capital Journal Sep 19 2023 Ohio Democratic lawmakers have once again introduced a bill that would raise the state’s minimum wage.  Ohio Senators Kent Smith, D-Euclid, and Hearcel Craig, D-Columbus, recently introduced Senate Bill 146, which would gradually raise the state’s minimum wage one dollar each year until it was up to $15.  read me

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Montgomery County Introduces Bill To Phase Out Tipped Minimum Wage

by Amanda Michelle Gomez, Sep 19, 2023 Efforts are ramping up to eliminate tipped minimum wages in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties. Montgomery County Councilmember Will Jawando (At-Large) will introduce legislation Tuesday that would phase out that county’s tipped minimum wage by 2028. The bill would fundamentally change the wages of thousands of tipped workers, a

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California should become the first state to offer a special minimum wage to health care workers

By Andrea Flynn and Yvonne Yen Liu July 7, 2023 Lawmakers in California may finally offer a raise to the state’s woefully underpaid health care workforce. The legislature is debating a bill introduced by state Sen. María Elena Durazo that would raise the minimum wage for a wide range of health care workers to $25

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Sanders Push for $17 Minimum Wage Resurrects Pay Raise Roadblock

By Diego Areas Munhoz July 7, 2023 Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is prioritizing a bill that would raise the federal minimum wage to $17 per hour, but he’s running into roadblocks inside and outside of the Democratic caucus highlighting the gap lawmakers have struggled to bridge to raise the benchmark over the past decade. The

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