REHOBOTH BEACH, Del.- Delaware is one of 20 states that increased its minimum wage as of January 1st, 2019. Delawareans will now make at least $8.75 an hour, up from $8.25.
"I think everybody needs to get paid more and be excited about working," Local business manager Jessica Charles tells WBOC. "When I was younger I worked two jobs and that was the only way that I could make ends meet."
Last year, lawmakers compromised and despite the hike, businesses may pay minors and probationary workers fifty cents less than the set minimum wage. However, the minimum wage will go up again later this year to $9.25 on October 1st. Sea Green Bicycle owner Frank Cole says the increases could impact seasonal or first time hires.
"At 8.25 an hour we can sometimes hire a young person and more or less be a placeholder and hope that that person learns the business in a summer or year or maybe even two years," he explains. "We can no longer hire placeholders. We have to hire people who can perform all facets of the job."
For more on Delaware's minimum wage increase and other new laws, click here.
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Virginia lawmakers are unveiling a budget plan that gives increased raises to state workers and public school teachers, freezes tuition increases at state universities and pads Virginia's rainy day accounts.More
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Rehoboth and Dewey's beaches are set for beach replenishment later this year.
On Friday morning's Association of Coastal Towns meeting, DNREC's Shoreline and Waterway Management Program Manager Mike Powell told the group that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers had the necessary funding from the state to move forward with replenishment planning
Rehoboth and Dewey's beaches are set for beach replenishment later this year.
On Friday morning's Association of Coastal Towns meeting, DNREC's Shoreline and Waterway Management Program Manager Mike Powell told the group that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers had the necessary funding from the state to move forward with replenishment planning
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DelTech, which will offer a bachelor's in nursing degree beginning January 2017. (Photo: DTCC)
DelTech, which will offer a bachelor's in nursing degree beginning January 2017. (Photo: DTCC)
A controversial proposal allowing Delaware Technical and Community College to tax property owners to fund maintenance and repairs at the school's campuses around the state is no longer being pursued by its chief supporters.More
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A man who pleaded guilty in a case that prompted Delaware's Supreme Court to overturn a death penalty law in the state has been sentenced to 15 years in prison.More
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