Lawmakers in six states — California, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and New York— have enacted legislation that will eventually bring their state minimum wages to $15 an hour, the Economic Policy Institute said.
Times-Gazette
January 8, 2020
Nationwide, minimum wages will go up in 22 states in the new year, increasing pay for 6.8 million workers across the country, according to the Economic Policy Institute.
Dayton Daily News
January 8, 2020
According to analysis by the Economic Policy Institute, an estimated 173,000 workers in New Hampshire — more than a quarter of the state’s workforce — would benefit from the adoption of a $15 by 2024 minimum wage.
Fosters.com
January 8, 2020
About 8 percent of Maine’s 679,000 workers earned at or below minimum wage in 2018, according to available state labor data. The Economic Policy Institute, a national left-leaning nonprofit focused on issues affecting lower- and middle-income workers, puts that figure much higher, estimating 102,900 workers in Maine will directly benefit from the 2020 wage increase because they currently earn less than $12 an hour. That will translate into a pay jump of $1,266, on average, for those workers during the year, according to the analysis.
Portland Press Herald
January 8, 2020
A majority of the country will start seeing larger figures on their pay stubs — more than 20 states and 26 cities and counties have increased their minimum wage. In some states, including Florida and Ohio, the increases are automatic adjustments to account for inflation, while raises in other states, such as Michigan and Arkansas, are the result of either legislation passed by state houses or ballot measures approved by voters, according to the Economic Policy Institute.
ABC News
January 8, 2020
That means more than 153,000 workers in Missouri will see an 85 cents per hour pay increase, according to the Economic Policy Institute ,
KSHB (Kansas City)
January 8, 2020
Maryland is one of six states that passed laws to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour over time: California, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York are the others, according to the Economic Policy Institute. The D.C. minimum wage will rise to $15 this July.
Patch
January 8, 2020
Missouri isn’t the only state raising their minimum wage when the clock strikes midnight January 1st. According to Working Economics, minimum wages are set to go up in 22 states, lifting pay for nearly seven million workers. It’s estimated that those making minimum wage will earn an additional $8.2 billion combined in 2020. Annual pay will go up between $150 and $1700 on average. Missouri’s minimum wage will go up by 85-cents, from $8.60 an hour to $9.45. The full report can be found at the Economic Policy Institute by clicking here.
KRMS
January 8, 2020
In the past week, minimum wages have risen in more than 20 states. Many of them are the result of increases that have been implemented in phases over the past few years, or indexed to inflation. Nearly 7 million workers began 2020 with higher wages, according to the Economic Policy Institute, a left-leaning think tank. This week, New Mexico’s wage floor rose from $7.50 an hour to $9, and Washington state’s rose from $12 to $13.50.
The Washington Post
January 8, 2020
In 2020, even more wage increases are slated to go into effect. Nearly 7 million workers will be getting a pay raise starting Jan. 1, thanks to new minimum wage hikes going into effect, according to the Economic Policy Institute.
CNBC
January 8, 2020