tag | minimum wage
June 13, 2023 | 5:00 AM
Why some lawmakers think this will be the year Pa. raises its minimum wage
At the moment, Pennsylvania’s wage floor is $7.25 an hour — the same as the federal minimum. The legislature last increased the state’s minimum wage in 2006.
October 23, 2022 | 7:47 AM
Pa.’s minimum wage is no longer a living wage. Here’s where Shapiro, Mastriano stand on raising it
Once upon a time, Pennsylvania was ahead of the curve on raising the minimum wage.
October 13, 2022 | 3:30 PM
Pennsylvania’s minimum wage is no longer a living wage. Here’s where Josh Shapiro, Doug Mastriano stand on raising it
Pennsylvania’s minimum wage has fallen behind.
September 1, 2022 | 11:35 AM
Pa. labor advocates push for changes aimed at bolstering working conditions ahead of Labor Day
Workplace safety and wage law changes, both perennial issues, are top of mind ahead of the Labor Day weekend.
March 27, 2022 | 8:36 AM
A ‘meaningless’ change: Restaurant workers say Pennsylvania’s new threshold for tipped wages won’t make much difference
Even with the higher threshold, a person who makes $2.83 an hour and works 20 days out of a month may still make only about $25 a day in tips and wages before taxes.
March 24, 2022 | 5:20 AM
Pennsylvania to raise tip threshold for tipped minimum wage
Under the newly approved rule, that monthly tip threshold will rise to $135 a month to adjust for inflation going back to 1977.