Ohio Workers Get A Raise

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http://www.10tv.com/live/content/onnnews/stories/2009/01/01/minimum_wage.html?sid=102

Thursday, January 1, 2009 8:48 AM Associated Press

"COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio's lowest-paid workers receive a modest raise today, as the state's minimum wage increases from $7 to $7.30 per hour...."

"...The 4.3 percent cost of living adjustments are being implemented under an Ohio constitutional amendment that voters approved in 2006.

Labor issues expert Susan Helper at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland says entry-level workers need the extra money now more than ever, given the sour economy.

But executive director Roger Geiger with the Ohio chapter of the National Federation of Independent Business says the minimum wage increase couldn't come at a worse time for struggling small businesses."