Bill Title: Labor and Employment – Payment of Wages – Minimum Wage and Enforcement (Fight for Fifteen)
Bill Number(s): SB0280 and HB0166
Bill Sponsor(s): Senator Cory McCray (D-45, Baltimore City) and Delegate Diana Fennell (D-47A, Prince George’s County)
Position: Support
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What would this bill do?
This bill would raise the minimum wage in Maryland to $15 per hour by 2027 and prohibit employers from including tips as part of the minimum wage of certain employees.
Why is this bill needed?
Minimum wage employees in Maryland have long struggled to make ends meet as minimum wage did not adjust for inflation and the rising cost of living.
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