SB 743: Increasing Minimum Wage

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Overview Concepts

The Basics: What Is Minimum Wage? Federal & State Rates for 2024
Federal Basis: https://tldrify.com/14wn
PA Law
- The Pennsylvania Minimum Wage Act – Murphy Law Group, LLC
- https://www.minimum-wage.org/pennsylvania
PA Stats:Minimum Wage Report 2023

Big Concept Resources

Terms
- What’s the Difference Between Minimum Wage, Prevailing Wage, and Living Wage? – GovDocs
- Salary vs. Hourly Pay: What’s the Difference?
Minimum Wage Across the Country: State Minimum Wages: An Overview

Pros

Beyond Minimum
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Living_wage
- Living Wage Calculator
Tips: What is the Pennsylvania Server Minimum Wage? – Foreign USA
Regional Reality: In 2024, Will PA Finally Forge Ahead, Like Our Neighbors, By Raising Our Minimum Wage?
First Step Doable: http://www.ifo.state.pa.us/download.cfm?file=Resources/Documents/RB_2024_01_Min_Wage.pdf
County Impact: Minimum Wage Fact Sheets – KRC
Who Benefits: Fast Facts: This Is Who Benefits From an Increased Minimum Wage in PA – KRC

Cons

Social Policy: Minimum Wage as a Social Policy Instrument: Evidence from Germany
Economic Policy: Minimum Wage
Preemption Argument
- Preemption, explained: How Pennsylvania’s biggest city and the Legislature grapple over power
- https://tldrify.com/1b7h,

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