Baltimore Business Journal: O'Malley signs bill that raises Maryland's minimum wage to $10.10 by 2018
By Sarah Meehan
Baltimore Business Journal, May 5, 2014
It’s official. Maryland’s minimum wage will increase to $10.10 by 2018. Gov. Martin O’Malley on Monday signed a bill that will increase the minimum wage gradually over four years from $7.25. ...
Despite extra labor costs, some business owners, such as Amanda Rothschild, supported the increase. Rothschild owns Charmington’s cafe on North Howard Street, and she already pays her entry-level employees more than the minimum wage. That pays off because it leads to lower turnover and better employee performance, she said in a statement. ...
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