Minimum wage increases in Montana
Montana’s minimum wage went up 15 cents to $8.30 an hour. The modest increase is something employers implement starting Jan. 1.
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Florida’s minimum wage increases in 2018
The minimum wage increased in the Sunshine State by 15 cents to $8.25.
Signatures submitted to put $15 minimum wage, paid leave on Massachusetts ballot
The coalition of labor, religious, and community organizations collected 274,652 signatures for the two petitions 139,055 for a $15 minimum wage and 135,597 for paid leave far more than the 64,750 required for each one.
Mexico raises minimum wage by 10 percent to $4.71 per day
Mexico will raise its minimum wage on Dec. 1 from 80.04 pesos per day to 88.36 pesos, President Enrique Pena Nieto said on Tuesday.
San Jose council votes to raise minimum wage to $15 by 2019
The San Jose City Council on Tuesday voted to raise its minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2019 as part of a regional effort to ensure more Silicon Valley residents benefit from the growing economy.
Arizona voters approve $12 minimum wage
Hundreds of thousands of Arizonans will get a raise Jan. 1. Arizona voters have approved Proposition 206 to boost the state’s minimum wage and to require employers to provide paid sick time.
Maine votes to raise minimum hourly wage to $9 next year, $12 in 2020
Maine voters decided Tuesday to raise the state’s minimum wage for the first time since 2009, bumping it to $9 per hour next year, from $7.50, and to $12 by 2020 as part of a national push by progressive groups.
Montgomery County Council in Maryland unanimously approves $15 minimum-wage
Montgomery, which is the largest and one of the most affluent jurisdictions in Maryland, is the first in the state to require a $15 minimum wage, and the second jurisdiction in the Washington region, after the District of Columbia.
Michigan’s minimum wage to go up in January 2018
On January 1, 2018, the minimum wage goes up to $9.25. Any future increases will be tied to the Michigan Treasurer, the unemployment rate and the Consumer Price Index.
Myanmar to raise minimum wage
The authorities are exerting efforts to increase the minimum pay rate as workers are struggling with the rising cost of living in their daily lives.