In the last few months, fast food workers across the nation have been seen demanding a higher minimum wage rate. In New York, Commissioner of Labor Mario J. Musolino called for a wage board to investigate the wages of fast-food employees. After more than 10 weeks of study and deliberations, the Fast Food Wage Board Read more
On October 27, 2015, the Sacramento City Council approved an Ordinance (Ordinance No. 2015-0036) establishing a city minimum wage rate starting at $10.50 per hour in 2017 and eventually reaching $12.50 an hour by 2020. By comparison, the statewide minimum wage rate is currently $9.00 per hour and increases to $10.00 per hour on January Read more
As previously shared in our blog, Kansas City Council passed a minimum wage ordinance scheduled to go into effect August 24, 2015. The ordinance’s effective date was postponed when a committee of petitioners submitted a referendum. With the referendum in place, it would be up to Kansas City voters to decide whether to pass the ordinance during Read more
As previously shared in our blog, the city of St. Louis passed a law on August 14th to increase its minimum wage rate. Minimum wage employees who had worked at least 20 hours within a calendar year in the City had to be paid $8.25 per hour starting October 15th. Under the new ordinance, employers Read more
Beginning tomorrow October 15th, employers in the city of St. Louis must pay their minimum wage employees $8.25 per hour. As stated in the new ordinance (Bill 83), an employee must be paid the new rate if he or she worked 20 hours within a calendar year while physically present within the geographic boundaries of Read more
There are 12 states that currently tie their minimum wage rates to the Consumer Price Index (CPI). Each year, these states adjust their minimum wage rates for an increase in the CPI over the last year. Oregon and Washington are the latest states to officially announce their minimum wage rates for 2016. Because there was Read more
The Ohio Department of Commerce has announced that Ohio’s minimum wage rate will stay the same next year. The current minimum wage rate is $8.10 per hour for nontipped employees and $4.05 per hour for tipped employees. The state minimum wage applies to employees of businesses with annual gross receipts of more than $297,000 per Read more
For the first time since 2012, British Columbia, Canada, will raise its general minimum wage rate from $10.25 per hour to $10.45 per hour effective September 15, 2015. The Liquor server minimum wage rate, currently $9.00 per hour, will also increase on September 15 to $9.20 per hour. The September minimum wage rates are included Read more
A new movement in New York to raise fast-food employees’ minimum wage rate has been taking momentum in the last few months. New York City’s Mayor de Blasio is among the supporters of raising the minimum wage of these employees to $15.00 per hour. The state labor commissioner has called a wage board to Read more
The Kansas City, MO City Council has passed an ordinance that will increase the minimum wage rate. Employers within the corporate limits of Kansas City, MO and with a total of 15 employees must pay their employees $8.50 per hour beginning on August 24th. The following minimum wage rates have been established under the ordinance: Read more
