Thanks to annual cost-of-living increases tied to minimum wage laws, dozens of cities and states around the country will see a hike in their minimum wage as of Jan. 1. Via HuffiPost:
A new analysis from the National Employment Law Project, an advocacy group that promotes higher minimum wages, shows that 23 states and 41 cities and counties will implement increases at the start of 2023. The new minimums will be at least $15 per hour in 40 of those jurisdictions — most of them expensive urban areas — reflecting the long-term success of the Fight for $15 labor campaign that began a decade ago.
Another five states and 22 cities and counties will boost their wage floors later in the year. (Read NELP’s full report below.)
Six states will be at or above $15 per hour on New Year’s Day: California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, Oregon and Washington.
It's been 15 years since Congress approved an increase. Dems have been stymied by Republican opposition in the Senate, thanks to the filibuster.
