Maryland’s minimum wage is $15 an hour, but business owners on the Lower Shore are already watching a new round of proposals in Annapolis that could raise the statewide pay floor again, including a plan that would eventually push it to $25 an hour.
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Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger has publicly pledged to sign legislation currently making its way through the legislature that would raise the minimum wage in the Commonwealth to $15 by 2028.
Legislation to raise the minimum wage in Virginia cleared its first hurdle in the Commonwealth’s Senate this week.
As revelers welcome the New Year, businesses across Maryland and Delaware are navigating the implications of an adjusted payroll due to a minimum wage increase taking effect today in both states.
A $15/hour minimum wage in Maryland may be here sooner than you think.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore pushed lawmakers on Monday to increase the minimum wage to $15 this year — instead of waiting until 2025 — and allow annual increases that are tied to the cost of living.
Workers here on Delmarva can bring in the new year with some extra cash. That's because the minimum wage will increase on January 1.
Governor John Carney signed a Senate bill early Monday morning which will gradually raise minimum wage to $15 an hour. The states minimum wage will increase over the next five years from $10.25 to $15 by 2025.
Delaware is set to become the last Delmarva state to increase its minimum wage. The state House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 15 with a vote of 26 to 15 Thursday night. The bill now heads to Governor John Carney's desk, where it is expected to be signed into law. The bill sets a goal of increasing the state's minimum wage from $9.25 to $15 per hour by 2025.
Minimum wage workers in Virginia are making about 27 percent more now that a state-mandated increase has taken effect.