Ariz. minimum wage to rise 10 cents

[The Straight Story]

Ariz. minimum wage to rise 10 cents


Arizona is one of seven states that will raise their minimum wage on Jan. 1, although by small amounts ranging from 9 to 12 cents an hour, according to the National Employment Law Project in Washington, D.C.

The Industrial Commission of Arizona determined in October that, based on a 1.1 percent increase in a federal Consumer Price Index, Arizona's hourly wage would rise 10 cents, to $7.35.

A state law approved in 2006 established a state minimum wage apart from the federal wage and provided for an annual cost-of-living increase.

This 10-cent raise will be the first in two years. Because the cost of living fell in 2009, Arizona's minimum wage was not raised in January 2010.



Read more: http://www.azcentral.com/business/articles/2010/12/21/20101221ariz-minimum-wage-rise-10-cents.html#ixzz18qW4eUeV

[BlueJazz]

1. Geez....I realize it's "Something" but 3.00 a week (after taxes) doesn't hardly seem worth it.

When I was an I.T. manager, I give raises starting at .50 per hour up to 2.50 per hour. Anything else felt like an insult to working people.

[katnapped]

2. True, but...

I'd imagine if the governor had her way, she'd drop the minimum wage to zero

[AlabamaLibrul]

3. Well, maybe it'll manage to cover the difference between MWP and the SocSec tax

cut for the rich

[cherish44]

4. Oh no!

Expect layoffs! (I'm serious, that extra 80 cents a day they'll have to pay their employees will be ALL that some employers will be able to think about)