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Maryland debating $25 per hour minimum wage, highest in nation if new bill passes
The bill phases in a $25 minimum wage by 2032, eliminates subminimum wages, and ties future increases to the Consumer Price Index, aiming to address affordability issues.
- On Thursday, the 'Living Wage For All Act' was introduced in both Maryland's House and Senate and scheduled for a House Labor Committee hearing, supporters said it is necessary to address rising costs.
- Supporters said raising wages and guaranteeing one fair wage is necessary amid rising costs; One Fair Wage organized a rally ahead of Thursday's House Labor Committee hearing.
- The bill sets a phased schedule from $15 to $25 in 2032, outpacing Washington, D.C.'s $17.95 and Washington state's $17.13 in 2026.
- Employers would face a ban on subminimum pay from 2031, including tipped workers, and annual Consumer Price Index increases would start after 2032.
- The proposal would eliminate subminimum pay for student-learners, retail and service workers and employees with disabilities, contrasting with twenty states that have no state minimum or keep it at the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour.
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