By Sen. Alison Clarkson Poverty has a corrosive effect on our families, our communities and schools, and on our Vermont State Budget. I believe that along with Climate Change, poverty is the biggest challenge we face as a state. Our […]
Tag: Minimum Wage
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Minimum wage rises, employers get continued unemployment insurance tax relief
Beginning Jan. 1, 2019, the state’s minimum wage will increase to $10.78 per hour. Also beginning Jan. 1, 2019, employers will see a reduction in the taxable wage base amount that they pay on unemployment taxes by $2,000. Nearly […]
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Legislative update: To raise or not to raise taxes …That is the question
By Rep. Jim Harrison, Chittenden, Bridgewater, Killington and Mendon Following vetoes on the $15 minimum wage, paid family leave, increased liability on outdoor recreational operators and medical monitoring, Governor Scott vetoed the education funding and the state budget last Friday, […]
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A preview of things to come?
By Rep. Jim Harrison, R-Bridgewater, Chittenden, Killington & Mendon With six weeks left on the schedule for the 2018 legislative session, we got a glimpse this past week of the potential stumbling blocks prior to conclusion. With new gun legislation […]
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Legislators give updates on bills
By Evan Johnson Local business and community leaders came out early Monday morning for a legislative breakfast that featured updates and discussion on bills progressing through the state legislature in Montpelier. Rep. Butch Shaw (R – Rutland 6) said recent […]
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Working parents affected most by minimum wage ‘benefits cliff’
By Cyrus Ready-Campbell, VTDigger Vermonters with incomes near the federal poverty line stand to lose more in benefits than they would gain from an increased minimum wage if they have young children, experts told the Minimum Wage Study Committee on […]
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Vermont’s minimum wage goes up slightly
Vermont’s minimum wage increased from $9.60 to $10.00 per hour on Jan. 1, 2017, in accordance with legislation signed by Governor Shumlin in June 2014. The tipped-employee minimum wage also increased on Jan. 1 to $5.00 per hour. Vermont’s minimum […]
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Minimum wage to increase to $9.60 Jan. 1
Vermont’s minimum wage will increase from $9.15 to $9.60 on Jan. 1. The measure is part of legislation that Gov. Peter Shumlin signed to raise the wage each year until it reaches $10.50 in 2018. The legislation signed in June […]
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Sanders introduces bill for $15-an-hour minimum wage
On July 22 in Washington, D.C, addressing hundreds of low-wage workers who have gone on strike for a living wage, Sen. Bernie Sanders said legislation he introduced that day would raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour. “It […]
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Shumlin calls for $10.10 minimum wage by 2017
By Hilary Niles, VTDigger.org updated Wed, Mar 12, 2014 06:18 PM Vt. is joined by three other New England governors echoing Obama’s call Gov. Peter Shumlin wants to increase the state’s minimum wage from $8.73 per hour to $10.10 per […]