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"Montgomery County will raise its minimum wage starting Monday for large employers to $17.15 to keep up with local inflation. Large-sized employers include companies with 51 or more employees, according to the county, which is also raising its minimum wage to $15.50 an hour for midsized businesses with 11 to 50 employees. Small businesses will continue to have a $15 hourly wage, which is the same as the state’s. The new hourly wages are based on the consumer price index for urban wage earners and clerical workers in the Washington, D.C., Arlington and Alexandria areas. Montgomery County’s wage law — based on legislation sponsored by County Executive Marc Elrich in 2017 — had increased the minimum wage to $15 in phases and is now indexed to inflation." Read the full article on Maryland Daily Record.
"Montgomery County will raise its minimum wage starting Monday for large employers to $17.15 to keep up with local inflation.
Large-sized employers include companies with 51 or more employees, according to the county, which is also raising its minimum wage to $15.50 an hour for midsized businesses with 11 to 50 employees. Small businesses will continue to have a $15 hourly wage, which is the same as the state’s.
The new hourly wages are based on the consumer price index for urban wage earners and clerical workers in the Washington, D.C., Arlington and Alexandria areas. Montgomery County’s wage law — based on legislation sponsored by County Executive Marc Elrich in 2017 — had increased the minimum wage to $15 in phases and is now indexed to inflation."
Read the full article on Maryland Daily Record.