Thursday, July 28, 2016

Baltimore City Council committee approves $15 minimum wage bill

The Baltimore City Council Labor Committee approved a bill to raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2022, with four votes in favor and one abstention. The bill, which calls for a gradual increase in the city-wide minimum wage, was voted on after one final amendment was approved by the committee, during a work session Thursday. City Councilwoman Mary Pat Clarke, who is sponsoring the bill, introduced an amendment last week allowing small businesses to be exempt from the bill’s provisions. In…



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