$15 Minimum Wage

THE BUZZ!     Governor’s bill would raise Maryland’s minimum wage to $15 an hour this year First up, Could Maryland be getting a minimum wage increase to $15 an hour in 2023 Governor Wes Moore is trying to make it happen, Back in 2019 the the General Assembly passed a bill to raise the minimum wage to […]

The minimum wage could finally get an increase to $15 per hour, but it's not so simple.

Last night, Baltimore’s City Council passed a bill that would increase minimum wage to $15 by the year 2022.  The bill was passed with an 11-3 vote.  It is now the decision of Mayor Catherine Pugh to either sign or veto the bill.

The City Council is set to pass a law that will bring Baltimore’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2022. Baltimore’s wage increase would be almost $5 an hour higher than all the counties in the area. Maryland’s minimum wage will raise to $10.10 an hour by 2018 from the current $8.75 per hour. […]

Foxbaltimore.com is reporting that the Baltimore City Council deferred a much-anticipated vote on Monday to phase in a $15 hourly minimum wage for the city and instead agreed to send the bill back to committee. The parliamentary maneuver came after supporters failed to secure the eight votes needed to pass the minimum wage bill. The […]