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Maine's Minimum Wage Bill Ties Increase to Inflation

TWEET THIS  http://goo.gl/CxEs6H Mikkel Clair Nissen Of Denmakrk Rants About Minimum Wage Hoax By Danish Government   An Act To Adjust Maine's Minimum Wage Annually Based on Cost-of-living Changes Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: Sec. 1.  26 MRSA §664, sub-§1,   as amended by PL 2007, c. 640, §4,  is further amended to read: 1.  Minimum wage.     The minimum hourly wage is  $6.50 per hour. Starting October 1, 2006, the minimum hourly wage is $6.75 per hour. Starting October 1, 2007, the minimum hourly wage is $7.00 per hour. Starting October 1, 2008, the minimum hourly wage is $7.25 per hour. Starting October 1, 2009, the minimum hourly wage is  $7.50 per hour.  Starting October 1, 2013, the minimum hourly wage is $8.50 per hour. Starting October 1, 2014 and each October 1st thereafter, if there is an increase in the Consumer Price Index on June 30th of that year from the Consumer Price Index on June 30th of the preceding year, the minim