Things are happening on the minimum wage front this month. Here are the highlights:
Disney workers approved a contract that will raise their minimum wage to $15 an hour in three years.
The Department of Labor’s Wage & Hour Division reminded everyone that, in accordance with a 2014 Executive Order by President Obama, the minimum wage for employees on certain government contracts will increase to $10.60 per hour.
Michigan passed legislation approving a $12 minimum wage. However, many are encouraging proponents not to hold their breath that this legislation will actually take effect. Dive in here.
Proponents of the bill to increase Missouri’s minimum wage to $12 per hour were gifted with a $3 million anonymous donation to help with their campaign efforts.
A top New Jersey Democrat explained why he doesn’t think a minimum wage vote will happen in the state by the end of the year.
