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New York 2015 Minimum Wage Increase
New York State’s minimum wage increases to $8.75 per hour effective December 31, 2014. The New York minimum wage for 2015 is the second step toward a $9.00 minimum wage for 2016. The $8.75 minimum wage rate for 2015 is a 75-cent increase over the 2014 rate of $8.00. The New York State legislature recently […]
Passed: $13 Minimum Wage for Chicago by 2019
The City of Chicago approved a new minimum wage ordinance that establishes a minimum wage that increases in stages to $13 per hour in five years. [wc_divider style=”dotted” line=”single” margin_top=”” margin_bottom=””] According to the Mayor’s Office, more than 400,000 workers in Chicago will receive automatic pay increases as a result of the new Chicago minimum […]
Arkansas 2015 Minimum Wage Increase
Arkansas increased its 2015 minimum wage rate to $7.50 per hour effective January 1, 2015. The 20 percent increase finally pushes the Arkansas’ State minimum wage rate to a level higher than the Federal minimum wage. [wc_divider style=”dotted” line=”single” margin_top=”” margin_bottom=””] The current Arkansas minimum wage was established in 2006 and applies to employers with […]
2015 Missouri Minimum Wage Increase Announced
The Missouri Department of Labor increased the 2015 Missouri minimum wage to $7.65 per hour. The new rate, which is a two percent increase over the 2014 rate, goes into effect January 1, 2015 for Missouri minimum-wage workers. [wc_divider style=”dotted” line=”single” margin_top=”” margin_bottom=””] Missouri is among the 10 states in the U.S. whose minimum wage […]