Thursday, August 11, 2005

Minimum Wage Increase Approved by N.C House

The House approved a bill that would raise minimum wage from $5.15 per hour to $6 per hour. The provision was attached in a bill that would provied health insurance tax credits to small businesses.

The minimum wage in North Carolina is the same as federal standard. Of all the South states, Florida, whose minimum wage is $6.15 per hour, is the only one that sets higher minimum wage standard than the federal.

According to the North Carolina Budget & Tax Center, the increase would effect 101,000 people who make less than $6 per hour.

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