Closing the Wage Gap

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Heated DC Council meeting results in suspending tipped minimum wage increase

Jade Lawson, Tue, June 3rd 2025, WASHINGTON (7News) Tensions rose during the D.C. Council’s legislative meeting Tuesday afternoon as leaders discussed an emergency bill that could pause the tipped minimum wage law. Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie introduced D.C. B26-0274 on Monday, which proposed a delay on wage increases for tipped workers that were supposed to take effect on

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CT’s minimum wage to increase in Jan. 2025

By Rob Polansky Sep. 27, 2024 HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) – Connecticut’s minimum wage was slated to go up to start 2025.Gov. Ned Lamont on Friday announced that beginning on Jan. 1, 2025, Connecticut’s minimum wage will increase from the current rate of $15.69 per hour to $16.35 per hour.Lamont explained that the change is required

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