On the surface, a recent law passed in Maryland, the “Living Wage” law, may appear to be a coup for employees and would-be employees in Maryland. The law raises the minimum wage for employees working for state contractors to $11.30 per hour for those in the Baltimore-DC area and to $8.50 per hour for those […]

Whether it will actually take effect or not is unknown, but the U.S. Senate has just voted, 94-0, to add to a minimum wage bill a federal contracting ban for businesses in violation of federal immigration laws. The initial bill is intended to raise the federal minimum wage from $5.15 per hour to $7.25 per […]

The proposed increase in the federal minimum wage has been bumped to the top of the legislative agenda for the upcoming session, according to the Associated Press:
The new Democrat-controlled 110th Congress convenes on Jan. 4 and Pelosi of California has made clear that raising the federal minimum wage is a top priority she wants the […]