EFFECTIVE JULY 24, 2009, THE FEDERAL MINIMUM
WAGE INCREASES TO $7.25 PER HOUR
On July 24, 2009, the federal minimum wage will increase
from $6.55 per hour to $7.25 per hour pursuant to the third
and final increase of the three-phase wage increase adopted
by Congress in 2007. As a result, many state minimum wage
rates will adjust accordingly. The minimum wage in Maryland
will increase from $6.55 per hour to $7.25 per hour. Virginia
follows federal law and, as such, its minimum wage will
increase to $7.25 per hour. Pennsylvania ’s current
minimum wage of $7.15 per hour will now increase to $7.25.
The District of Columbia, which automatically increases
its wage to one dollar higher than the federal rate if the
District’s current minimum wage is lower, will maintain
its current minimum wage rate of $7.55 per hour.
On the effective date of the wage increase, twenty-seven
states and the District of Columbia will have a higher minimum
wage than the federal threshold.
July 22, 2009
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