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ID S1111
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/27/2015
Primary Sponsor
State Affairs Committee
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AI Summary
- Increases Idaho's minimum wage to $8.25 per hour effective July 1, 2015, and to $9.25 per hour effective July 1, 2016
- Establishes automatic annual adjustments to the minimum wage beginning September 30, 2017, based on changes in the U.S. Department of Labor's Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)
- Raises the minimum wage for tipped employees to $3.35 per hour effective July 1, 2015, and to $4.25 per hour effective July 1, 2016, with employers required to make up the difference if tips do not bring total compensation to the full minimum wage
- Reduces the youth minimum wage period from 90 consecutive calendar days to 30 days after initial employment, setting youth wages at $4.25 per hour (July 1, 2015) and $5.35 per hour (July 1, 2016) during that period
- Prohibits employers from displacing existing employees or reducing hours, wages, or benefits for purposes of hiring individuals at the lower youth minimum wage rate
Legislative Description
Amends existing law to increase Idaho's minimum wage, including that for a tipped employee and a youth worker.
MINIMUM WAGE
Last Action
Reported Printed; referred to State Affairs
3/2/2015
Committee Referrals
State Affairs3/2/2015
Judiciary and Rules2/27/2015
Full Bill Text
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