Minimum wage increases thrive at state and local levels.Minimum wage increases are spreading across the country. Twenty-one states, including California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). ($6.75), Florida ($6.40), and New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of ($6.75), currently have state minimum wage rates that exceed the federal mandate. Seven states have increased this wage in 2006 and seven other states will include increase proposals on their November ballots. Voters in Arizona Arizona (âr'əzō`nə), state in the southwestern United States. It is bordered by Utah (N), New Mexico (E), Mexico (S), and, across the Colorado R., Nevada and California (W). , California, Colorado, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, and Ohio will have the opportunity to approve these increases in their states. Municipalities and counties have also increased their wage rates. More than 130 cities and counties have wage rates that differ from state and federal mandates. Washington, D.C. has set its minimum wage at $1.00 above the federal minimum wage and outlying out·ly·ing adj. Relatively distant or remote from a center or middle: outlying regions. outlying Adjective far away from the main area Adj. 1. suburb suburb, a community in an outlying section of a city or, more commonly, a nearby, politically separate municipality with social and economic ties to the central city. In the 20th cent. . Arlington County, VA has a mandated $11.20 minimum wage for all county employees and contracting agencies. Congress last increased the federal minimum wage in 1997 to $5.15 per hour. This issue is expected to be a major campaign issue in the coming mid-term elections. For up-to-date legislative information, including proposals in your state, please visit CMAA's Legislative & Regulatory Summary at http://www.cmaa. org/legislat/summary/legislation.asp. |
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