These State Laws Don’t Care What The Federal Government Decides

Certain States Will Be Raising The Minimum Wage

The federal government seems to think people in this day and age can survive off of a minimum wage of $7.25, the average amount its been in the U.S. since 2009. Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, and Washington know how unrealistic this is, and will be raising their minimum wage rates this year. California, Washington D.C. and New York are planning to raise their minimum wage to $15 per hour, while most other states’ raises will range from 15 cents to a dollar. Whether or not this means consumers will have to pay higher prices is still unknown.