By Kelsey Butler
Bloomberg, Dec 5, 2023. Also Bloomberg Linea
Workers in New York City, Long Island and Westchester County will soon be making at least $16 an hour, a dollar more than they do now, as the state joins 21 others in lifting the minimum wage. Increases are set to take effect Jan. 1 from Rhode Island to Nebraska to California ... Washington state will require employers to pay $16.28 an hour, the nation’s highest minimum wage at the state level. ...
The coming pay gains are “a reflection of increases that have passed by legislation, where raises are being phased in annually, or raises that have been passed by a ballot initiative,” said Holly Sklar, chief executive officer of Business for a Fair Minimum Wage. The group, which counts Patagonia Inc. and Ben & Jerry’s among its supporters, is a coalition of executives and companies advocating for fair employee compensation. ...