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Half of the US states will increase the minimum wage in 2020

A record number of states, cities and counties raises its minimum wage in 2020, writes CBS News.

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On January 1 or so, the minimum wage will increase in 21 states, while another 26 cities and counties will also increase base wages at the beginning of the year. Later this year, another 4 states and 23 cities and counties will increase their minimum wages, according to the National Draft Employment Act, a group on workers' rights.

“This is the largest number of states and localities that have ever raised their minimum wages, both in January and for the year as a whole,” Jannette Lathrop, a policy analyst at NELP, said in a blog post about the increase.

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A record number of wage increases will benefit approximately 6,8 million workers, according to an analysis by the Institute for Economic Policy, which estimates that wage increases can range from $ 150 to $ 1700 for permanent, year-round workers depending on wage increases in their regions.

The increase in the higher minimum wage occurred after many years of lobbying and demonstrations by labor groups, such as the $ 15 Fight, which arose in 2012 to uphold a living wage of $ 15 per hour. At that time, its goals seemed far-fetched to some critics, but growing income inequality and rising housing costs are pushing lawmakers to raise minimum wages.

The record low unemployment rate in most of the country also played a role, forcing employers to raise wages to attract skilled workers. At the end of last year, Amazon increased its base pay for warehouse workers nationwide to $ 15. Even the conservative television network Sinclair Broadcasting, protesting an increase in the minimum wage in the on-air commentary, announced this month that it would raise its starting salary to $ 15 an hour by December 29th.

Some cities and counties in California and Washington will implement the highest minimum wage in the country. Workers in Seattle will receive one of the highest minimum wages in the country on Jan. 1, when the base wage increases to $16,39 an hour. In Sunnyvale and Mountain View, Calif., the heart of Silicon Valley, base hourly wages will rise to $16,05 from the previous level of $15,64.

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Percentage-wise, the state with the biggest jump is New Mexico, where the minimum wage will rise from $7,50 to $9 an hour, or 20%.

Federal minimum wage

Despite the rise in minimum wage laws across the country, federal base wages have been reduced to $ 7,25 per hour for a decade. This marks a record time period without increasing the federal minimum wage.

The 2019 Salary Increase Act, passed earlier this year by the U.S. House of Representatives, will raise the federal minimum wage to $ 15 per hour by 2025, but the bill has not yet been passed by the Senate for discussion. Meanwhile, states, cities, and counties are taking their own steps to strengthen minimum wage laws.

Lathrop said: "This increase will bring much-needed money into the hands of the lowest paid workers, many of whom are struggling with high and ever-increasing costs of living."

Maximum lows

These are places where the minimum wage will be $ 15 and higher from January 1.

• Mountain View, California - $16,05
• Sunnyvale, California - $16,05 (15,75 for small employers)
• Los Altos, California - $15,40
• Palo Alto, California - $15,40
• Santa Clara, California - $15,40
• Redwood, California - $15,38
• San Mateo, California - $15,38
• El Cerrito, California - $15,37
• Cupertino, California - $15,35
• San Jose, California - $15,25
• New York, New York - $15
• Belmont, California - $15
• Menlo Park, California - $15
• Richmond, California - $15
• Petaluma, California - $15 (14 for small employers)
• South San Francisco, California - $15

United States wage increases January 1

• Alaska - $10,19 (3%)
• Arizona - $12 (9,1%)
• Arkansas - $10 (8,1%)
• California - $13 (8,3%)
• Colorado - $12 (8,1%)
• Florida - $8,56 (1,2%)
• Illinois - $9,25 (12%)
• Maine - $12 (9,1%)
• Maryland - $11 (8,9%)
• Massachusetts - $12,75 (6,3%)
• Michigan - $9,65 (2,1%)
• Minnesota - $10 (1,4%)
• Missouri - $9,45 (9,9%)
• Montana - $8,65 (1,8%)
• New Jersey - $11 (10%)
• New Mexico - $9 (20%)
• New York - $11,80 (6,3%)
• Ohio - $8,70 (1,8%)
• South Dakota - $9,30 (2,2%)
• Vermont - $10,96 (1,7%)
• Washington - $13,50 (12,5%)

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