A handful of states raise their minimum wage rates based on changes in inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI). In Montana if there is an increase in the CPI the Department rounds the amount to the nearest 5 cents. Based on an increase in the CPI of 1.7% from August 2011 to Read more
Expect minimum wage to increase by 25 cents. Who does this apply to? Manitoba’s minimum wage will be the same as its neighbor Ontario. The increase to $10.25 per hour will be effective in approximately two weeks on October 1, 2012. Compliance Poster Company has updated its MB Labour Law posters with the minimum wage Read more
The minimum wage in Rhode Island will increase in 2013. Since 2007 the minimum wage rate has been $7.40 per hour. This will increase by 35 cents to $7.75 per hour. This minimum wage hike represents the first raise for workers since before the Great Recession. For an average worker who works full-time this means Read more
For years, the Department of Labor has been arguing with various restaurant associations over whether or not it’s fair for restaurant owners to share waiters’ tips with people who work in the kitchen. Now, the restaurant associations are taking the fight to court. Right now, Department of Labor regulations prohibit “back-of-the-house” employees (like the kitchen Read more
Minimum wage workers in Rhode Island have been dreaming of a pay raise for years. Now, their dreams are a reality. Governor Lincoln Chafee just signed a bill into law that will give the state’s minimum wage workers their first raise since 2007. Starting on January 1, 2013, Rhode Island’s minimum wage workers will earn Read more
For the first time in five years, Rhode Island’s minimum wage workers could get a pay raise. Now that a new bill has been approved by both the State House and Senate, the final decision lies with Governor Lincoln Chafee. If Governor Chafee signs the bill, Rhode Island’s minimum wage rate will go from $7.40 Read more
If U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. has his way, America’s minimum wage workers will soon get a raise. The Chicago Democrat has written a bill that would increase the federal minimum wage rate to $10 per hour. According to Jackson, he will formally introduce the bill on Wednesday. America’s federal minimum wage rate has sat Read more
Starting this fall, Alberta will no longer have the lowest minimum wage rate in the country. That’s because Albertans who make minimum wage will get a 35-cent raise — bringing their total hourly rate up to $9.75. The new rate will go into effect on September 1st. In fact, minimum wage workers in Alberta can Read more
If you’re a minimum wage worker in New Jersey, you’re one step closer to getting a raise. That’s because the New Jersey Assembly has voted to increase the state’s minimum wage rate to $8.50 per hour. In addition to the rate increase, people making minimum wage would also get a raise every year based on Read more
New York State legislators can’t seem to agree on a minimum wage increase, meaning the proposed rate hike may be shelved for now. Governor Andrew Cuomo says he wants to raise the state’s minimum wage rate. However, he says that Republicans in the State Senate are standing in his way — and their opposition will Read more
