Legislation raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour will be reintroduced by Democrats this week, officials told Bloomberg Law.
Lawmakers in the Senate and House Jan. 16 will re-introduce the Raise the Wage Act, a congressional aide told Bloomberg Law on the condition of anonymity. Not all details of the expected measure were immediately available, but the legislation would gradually raise the minimum wage to $15 by 2024. The bill also seeks to increase the current $2.13 hourly minimum wage requirements for tipped workers, the official added.
This reintroduced legislation would offer the first federal minimum wage increase ...