Post by Logan on Mar 7, 2016 20:14:10 GMT -6
HARRISBURG — Gov. Tom Wolf this afternoon signed an executive order requiring Pennsylvania state workers and employees working on future state contracts to be paid at least $10.15 an hour.
The immediate effect of the order is limited: Mr. Wolf said it would raise the wages of about 450 out of 79,000 state workers. The state's minimum wage is $7.25 an hour, the same as the federal rate.
"The goal is to do what I can as governor to make sure that the people working in Pennsylvania have a living wage, or as close to a living wage as we can get," Mr. Wolf said.
Most of the 450 affected employees are seasonal clerical workers, according to the governor's office. The increase in their compensation will cost the state about $1.6 million, Mr. Wolf said. When workers on state contracts are included, the administration estimates the total cost will be $4.12 million in the fiscal year starting July 1.
Read more: www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-state/2016/03/07/Pennsylvania-Gov-Tom-Wolf-signs-minimum-wage-order/stories/201603070137
The immediate effect of the order is limited: Mr. Wolf said it would raise the wages of about 450 out of 79,000 state workers. The state's minimum wage is $7.25 an hour, the same as the federal rate.
"The goal is to do what I can as governor to make sure that the people working in Pennsylvania have a living wage, or as close to a living wage as we can get," Mr. Wolf said.
Most of the 450 affected employees are seasonal clerical workers, according to the governor's office. The increase in their compensation will cost the state about $1.6 million, Mr. Wolf said. When workers on state contracts are included, the administration estimates the total cost will be $4.12 million in the fiscal year starting July 1.
Read more: www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-state/2016/03/07/Pennsylvania-Gov-Tom-Wolf-signs-minimum-wage-order/stories/201603070137