Pennsylvania HB2189 amends the Minimum Wage Act of 1968 to adjust minimum wages and establish new rates.

Pennsylvania HB2189 amends the Minimum Wage Act of 1968 to revise definitions, set new minimum wage rates, and establish annual cost-of-living adjustments. The bill specifies that the minimum wage will increase annually based on the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland area. It also introduces a new minimum wage rate for employers with ten or fewer full-time employees, which will increase incrementally from $5.65 per hour starting January 1, 2007, to $15 per hour starting January 1, 2029.

Pennsylvania HB2189 amends the Minimum Wage Act of 1968 to adjust minimum wages and establish new rates.

Pennsylvania HB2189 amends the Minimum Wage Act of 1968 to revise definitions, set new minimum wage rates, and establish annual cost-of-living adjustments. The bill specifies that the minimum wage will increase annually based on the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland area. It also introduces a new minimum wage rate for employers with ten or fewer full-time employees, which will increase incrementally from $5.65 per hour starting January 1, 2007, to $15 per hour starting January 1, 2029.