Montgomery County’s Minimum Wage to Increase on July 1
The minimum wage in Montgomery County will increase on July 1. As previously reported on Conduit Street, Montgomery County's minimum wage will rise the minimum wage incrementally, each July 1,…
Maryland’s Minimum Wage Law, Explained
The Maryland General Assembly this year passed House Bill 166/Senate Bill 280 (Chs. 10 and 11), legislation to phase in an increase in the State minimum wage to $15.00 per…
U.S. House Approves $15 Minimum Wage
The U.S. House of Representatives today approved a bill to gradually increase the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2025. The current federal minimum wage - which has…
$15 Minimum Wage Passed as Veto Overridden
Maryland will phase toward a $15 minimum wage, after the General Assembly voted to override the Governor's veto. From coverage in The Hill: Maryland will become the sixth state to…
CBO Evaluates Federal Minimum Wage Effects on Families, Job Levels
The Congressional Budget Office has released an analysis- on jobs and family incomes - from altering the federal minimum wage to various higher levels by 2025. The Congressional Budget Office,…
$15 Minimum Wage Bill Heading to Governor Hogan
The General Assembly has passed its own final version of the "Fight for Fifteen" Minimum Wage Bill With Veto-Proof Support Levels On Wednesday, March 20, both the House and Senate…
New Jersey’s $15 Minimum Wage Now Looking Likely
An apparent political deal among policy leaders in New Jersey has one of Maryland's near-neighbors likely to phase in a $15 minimum wage. The New York Times reports that Governor…
$15 Minimum Wage, Slowed and Amended, Moves to House Floor
A House Committee has given preliminary approval to an amended version of the $15 minimum wage proposal. HB 166, proposing to phase-in a $15 minmum wage across Maryland, has gotten…
