Labor & Economic News Blog


Monday, January 29, 2007

Georgia minimum wage hike proposed

Ga. minimum wage hike proposed
Minimum wage workers in Georgia could see their first pay raise in a decade, under a bill introduced today in the General Assembly. Senate Bill 13 would increase minimum wage in the state from $5.15 to $7.25 an hour. The 41-percent jump would occur in two steps, putting $7.25 an hour in workers' paychecks by Jan. 1. The bill, introduced by Sen. Robert Brown, D-Macon, was assigned to the Insurance and Labor Committee. It's likely to face opposition in the Republican-controlled General Assembly.

 



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