Introduced
by
To make it unlawful to pay less than $5.90 an hour to an hourly employee beginning July 1, 2005, less than $6.65 beginning Jan. 1, 2006, and less than $7.15 beginning Jan. 1, 2007, notwithstanding any voluntary agreement between the employer and employee. Also, to index this amount to inflation beginning Jan. 1, 2008. The current minimum wage level required for hourly employees is $5.15 an hour.
Referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor
