SB 19: Comprehensive Modernization of the Minimum Wage
Overview Resources
Big Concept Resources
- 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
- The broader issue is whether Pennsylvania should update pay floors to match current living costs. https://senatortartaglione.com/minimumwage and https://www.govdocs.com/minimum-wage-and-its-counterparts/
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
