The regional effort by Maryland and District officials to raise the minimum wage enters a critical phase this week in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties, with uncertainties that could complicate the passage of legislation, including provisions in state law that allow some municipalities to opt out of the wage increase.
Last month, lawmakers from three localities announced a collaborative effort to lift the minimum wage to at least $11.50 an hour by 2016, with future increases indexed to inflation. Maryland law currently requires applicable employers in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties to pay $7.25 an hour, the federal minimum wage. The D.C. minimum is $8.25.
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4 comments:
These counties are the richest in the US thanks to the Gov jobs. Many don't work, and raising the mim wage to $11.50 will only drive businesses out of the area. Net result, higher unemployed, higher taxes to those who stay. Don't let the reality get in front off the fantasy, right!
12:33 How do they have the richest paying jobs without working? You make no sense.
12:33 you can't back that up with data. What you are saying is a myth. You are clueless.
$7.25 is where it needs to stay.
If that's what you make, and can't afford much, then learn a skill and make more. Stop waiting and relying on handouts.
Lazy pukes.
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