Eight states, Alaska, Florida, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, Ohio and South Dakota, had smaller automatic increases that adjusted the minimum wage to keep up with price growth, according to data from the Economic Policy Institute.
The Birmingham News
January 1, 2018
In most of the 18 states hiking their minimum hourly rates today, the increases are the result of either legislation or recent voter-approved ballot measures, and range from 35 cents in Michigan to $1 in Maine, according to the Economic Policy Institute. Other states will have smaller automatic increases that adjust the minimum wage to keep pace with inflation. About 4.5 million workers around the country will benefit from the wage increases taking effect early this year, the Economic Policy Institute says. The 10 states raising the minimum wage as a result of legislation or ballot measures are: Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Michigan, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington, according to EPI.
ABC News
January 1, 2018
In half of those states, the minimums will be rising automatically, to keep up with inflation. The other half, including Hawaii, California, Arizona, Colorado, Michigan and Rhode Island, increased their minimum wages through ballot measures or legislation. Some 4.5 million workers will be directly affected, according to the Economic Policy Institute.
CBS Moneywatch
January 1, 2018
Millions of American workers will be getting some great news on New Year’s Day, as 18 states are scheduled to raise their minimum wage as soon as the clock strikes midnight. According to the economic policy institute, this will result in an immediate raise for 4.5 million workers across those 18 states. (EPI cited throughout)
Bustle
January 1, 2018
An estimated 4.5 million U.S. workers will benefit from a series of minimum wage increases that went into effect today, according to an analysis by the Economic Policy Institute. The wage increases were the result of either new legislation, successful ballot measures, or inflation-related adjustments established by existing formulas. They were scheduled to begin on January 1, 2018, in 18 states across the country. (EPI cited throughout)
Fast Company
January 1, 2018
The minimum wage is set to rise for workers in 18 states and about 20 cities and counties on Sunday and Monday. The increases will give $5 billion to 4.5 million workers over the course of the year, according to the left-leaning research group Economic Policy Institute. It’s likely that most of that money will be spent rather than saved, said David Cooper, a senior economic analyst with EPI. (Dave quoted throughout)
CNN Money
December 31, 2017
Eighteen states are bumping up their minimum wage this week, which the Economic Policy Institute estimates will result in $5 billion more per year in workers’ pockets. Twenty cities will raise their minimum wage, too, according to the National Employment Law Project. In 10 of these states, the uptick in the wage is due to either new legislation passing or ballot measures that voters approved. In the other eight, workers are getting raises thanks to automatic cost-of-living increases built into the existing minimum wage laws.
Vice News
December 31, 2017
Here are the states with new minimum wages, according to the Economic Policy Institute, a think tank that tracks minimum wage legislation: The institute estimates that the raises will impact 4.5 million workers. (For a map of the increases, go here.)
The Huffington Post
December 31, 2017
A new study published by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) on December 13th finds that at least $2 billion in stolen wages was recovered for workers across the United States in 2015 and 2016. “Wage theft is a growing and pervasive problem that robs workers of billions of dollars every year. Yet little progress has been made to address this epidemic,” stated EPI Labor Counsel Celine McNicholas who wrote the report along with Research Assistant Zane Mokhiber, and intern Adam Chaikof. The findings come from a survey of state labor departments and attorneys general, data from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), and information from class action settlements. (whole story)
Workday Minnesota
December 29, 2017
Employers in those 18 states will have to distribute more than $5 billion in additional pay to millions of workers come January, according to U.S. News & World Report. In Maine, the minimum pay will rise from $9 per hour to $10, the largest increase of any state in the new year, according to the Economic Policy Institute.
Romper
December 29, 2017