Lots of low-wage workers just received a boost in pay, as more than a dozen states and localities increased their minimum wages
Oregon beefed up its hourly minimum wage by 70 cents to $14.20 as of July 1, while Nevada increased its minimum wage by 75 cents to $11.25, according to a tally by the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute. Washington, DC, raised its minimum wage by 90 cents to $17. In Connecticut, the hourly minimum wage rose by $1 to $15 on June 1. In addition, 15 cities and counties, mostly in California, increased their hourly minimum wages on July 1.
Florida will increase its minimum wage to $12 an hour on September 30, thanks to a ballot measure approved in 2020. Local action The federal minimum wage has been $7.25 an hour since 2009. Democratic lawmakers have tried unsuccessfully to increase it several times. Some 21 states use the federal minimum wage as their wage floor, EPI said. Other states and localities, however, have taken action, raising their minimum wages in recent years.
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