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Oregon governor signs landmark tiered minimum wage increase into law
Source: Associated Press
Oregon governor signs landmark tiered minimum wage increase into law
Associated Press
Wednesday 2 March 2016 22.45 GMT
Oregon’s governor on Wednesday signed trailblazing legislation that will raise the minimum wage to nearly $15 in six years, and do so through a three-tiered system that has not been tried anywhere else in the country.
“I’m proud to sign into law my top priority of the 2016 Legislative session – raising the minimum wage,” Governor Kate Brown said in a statement. She said the new law “is a path forward – so working families can catch up, and businesses have time to plan for the increase”.
President Obama said Congress needs to follow Oregon’s example and raise the federal minimum wage, now at $7.25 an hour.
“I commend the Oregon Legislature and Governor Kate Brown for taking action to raise their state’s minimum wage,” Obama said in a statement. The president said 18 states and the District of Columbia have acted since he first called on Congress to increase the federal standard in 2013.
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Associated Press
Wednesday 2 March 2016 22.45 GMT
Oregon’s governor on Wednesday signed trailblazing legislation that will raise the minimum wage to nearly $15 in six years, and do so through a three-tiered system that has not been tried anywhere else in the country.
“I’m proud to sign into law my top priority of the 2016 Legislative session – raising the minimum wage,” Governor Kate Brown said in a statement. She said the new law “is a path forward – so working families can catch up, and businesses have time to plan for the increase”.
President Obama said Congress needs to follow Oregon’s example and raise the federal minimum wage, now at $7.25 an hour.
“I commend the Oregon Legislature and Governor Kate Brown for taking action to raise their state’s minimum wage,” Obama said in a statement. The president said 18 states and the District of Columbia have acted since he first called on Congress to increase the federal standard in 2013.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/mar/02/oregon-tiered-minimum-wage-increase-signed-into-law