Here are the proposals to raise the minimum wage for Ohio workers
There are multiple efforts underway to raise the minimum wage for Ohio workers to $15 an hour.
The plans differ slightly on the timeline to reach that goal, but Democrats in the Ohio Statehouse, in Congress and in the White House are simultaneously pushing for an increase they say is necessary to benefit low-income Americans.
The federal minimum wage is $7.25 per hour for non-tipped employees, but states are allowed to set theirs higher.
Ohioans approved a constitutional amendment in 2006 to automatically increase the state minimum wage each January. Since then, it’s gone up about a dime per year; the most recent increase was from $8.70 per hour in 2020 to $8.80 this year.
Read more: https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2021/01/29/here-are-the-proposals-to-raise-the-minimum-wage-for-ohio-workers/