Monday, November 30, 2015 - 5:17pm
Del. lawmaker calls for $15 / hour minimum wage
Updated Monday, November 30, 2015 - 5:38pm
Delaware's minimum wage would rise to $15.05 an hour by 2023, under an amendment to legislation filed in the General Assembly.
State Senator Robert Marshall, D- Wilmington West, cites the increasing numbers of people with low-wage jobs as well as a rising rate of poverty as the reasons for his measure.
The minimum wage increase would be phased in on June 1st of each year, starting at 50-cents and rising to $1.20 an hour in the final four years through 2023.
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