Closing The Wage Gap

Minneapolis minimum wage increasing to $14.50 for small businesses

By Jack O’Connor and Victoria Zamorano June 20, 2023 Minneapolis’ small business minimum wage will increase by one dollar beginning July 1. The city’s minimum wage is increasing to $14.50 per hour for Minneapolis businesses with fewer than 100 employees beginning July 1, the sixth increase in six years. The increase is part of a […]

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Push to Hike Minimum Wage for Tipped Workers in Chicago Begins

By Heather Cherone June 21, 2023 Nearly a dozen alderpeople — all allies of Mayor Brandon Johnson — launched a concerted effort Wednesday to require all Chicago businesses to pay their workers the same minimum hourly wage, regardless of whether they earn tips. Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa (35th Ward), the mayor’s floor leader, cast the One

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Pennsylvania House passes $15 minimum wage billMinimum wage hike to $15 an hour passes in Pa. House

By Peter Hall June 20, 2023 Pennsylvania House lawmakers voted Tuesday to raise the state’s minimum wage after 14 years at $7.25 an hour, the lowest rate allowed under federal law. The measure, which is part of Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro’s budget proposal, is likely to become a bargaining chip as House Democrats and Senate

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Allegheny Co. Council overrides Exec Rich Fitzgerald’s minimum wage hike veto

By: Kim Lyons – June 21, 2023 PITTSBURGH – Allegheny County Council on Tuesday voted to override County Executive Rich Fitzgerald’s veto of a bill to raise the minimum wage for county workers. The legislation calls for the county to pay workers a minimum of $18 an hour beginning in 2024, which increases to $19

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