NE: Minimum wage Act (Tabled)

[pikachu]

I'm a bit wary of passing minimum wage legislation since the Senate seems to change every month. However, I do think this bill could use some changes. First, the minimum wage set for 16 year olds is lower than the IRL minimum in some Northeastern states, so I think we could increase to $10.50 or something like that, if we're allowed to. Second, remembering the issues of the Haverford Act, are we allowed to have different minimums for 16 year olds, considering 16 is apparently the age of the majority in Atlasia?

[pikachu]

Now, as far as minimum wage legislation is concerned, with recommendations of 15/hr and 7.50/hr, proposed amendment of 15/hr and 12.50/hr, can someone inform this Assembly what the current minimums are that we are comparing these to?

It looks like the current federal minimum wage is $12.50/hr, but it's probably changed because of inflation. The current Senate bill estimated it'd be $14/hr now.

[pikachu]

As a consensus $14.00.  I can support that to get a consensus.

Considering the way the federal minimum is set up, I'd be surprised if it's not $14.00 already.

[pikachu]

As a consensus $14.00.  I can support that to get a consensus.

Considering the way the federal minimum is set up, I'd be surprised if it's not $14.00 already.

Are you able to confirm if the federal minimum increases with inflation or whether it's fixed?

According to the Living Wage Act, the minimum wage was set to $12.50 as of 2014. (http://goo.gl/n4spmf)

The Reasonable Minimum Wage Act, the minimum wage is indexed to inflation. (http://goo.gl/ufgfCx)

Considering the Senate seemingly passes minimum wage legislation every two months, these laws might be outdated now, but I think that that those two facets probably still stand.

[pikachu]

In regards to the bill, it seems limited to have it at $14 if that's the federal level. We need a $15 minimum to give working families a chance to prosper in the Northeast. A higher, fairer minimum wage will give the the region a much needed boost

If we want to increase it to $15, we should wait until the Senate finishes with their current minimum wage bill. If it gets adopted, which seems likely, our bill will quickly become redundant.