Minimum wage hike to sting practitioners: Six states nationwide voted to raise minimum pay standards, surpassing the federal 5.15 dollar mandatory wage

摘要

As the new democratic-dominated Congress promises to the raise the federal government's minimum wage to perhaps 7.25 dollar from 5.15 dollar, voters in six states approved ref-erendums Nov. 7 to relieve a 10-year gap in the hourly pay. By Jan. 1, 29 states that now include Arizona, Colorado, Missouri, Montana, Nevada and Ohio will have a minimum wage exceeding the federal standard. At first glance, that might not mean much to practitioners who pay more than the minimum standard, analysts predict thehike will lead to wage bumps across-the-board.