This November, Nevada will have the opportunity to set a minimum wage of $12 an hour for nearly all employees in the state.
Nevada currently has a two-tier minimum wage system. The minimum wage rate permitted for employees with eligible health insurance is $1 per hour less than the minimum wage rate permitted for employees without eligible health insurance. Question 2amends the Nevada Constitution to set a $12 hourly minimum wage regardless of the type of benefits an employer offers.
If passed, the new minimum wage will take effect from 1 July 2024.
Nevada’s minimum wage is set to rise to $12 an hour on that day for employees without health insurance provided by their employer. That’s because the Nevada legislature passed a bill in his 2019 that would raise the minimum wage by 75 cents a year until he hits $12 an hour in 2024.
The minimum wage for employees currently covered by health insurance will increase to $11 an hour on July 1, 2024.
Proponents of Question 2 believe that dismantling the two-tier minimum wage system would close a loophole that has benefited greedy employers, and that subpar wages would be required to pay workers low minimum wages. We believe we can provide health insurance for They argue that many minimum wage workers decline such insurance because it is still too costly.
What is considered acceptable health insurance for employers is laid down in administrative code, which can be even more confusing for both businesses and workers. Question 2 removes that confusion by removing the employee benefits component entirely.
The wording of question 2 also makes it clear that legislators still have the power to set minimum wage rates above $12 an hour. They simply couldn’t lower.
If lawmakers raise the federal minimum wage above $12 an hour, they can also raise the Nevada minimum wage even further. However, the current federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour No change from 2009.
The current minimum wage in Nevada is $9.50 and $10.50 an hour. These rates will increase to $10.25 and $11.25 per hour on July 1, 2023.
Question 2 establishes a way to automatically adjust the state minimum wage based on a federal minimum wage increase (below $12) and also removes existing language in the Nevada Constitution that increases the cost of living. These clauses were added to the state constitution by voters. 2006 minimum wage revision In practice, however, it has not led to a continued increase in workers’ wallets.
Nevada minimum wage rate stay flat From 2010 to 2019 it was $7.25 and $8.25. It was raised in 2019 only because of legislative action by Democratic-controlled state legislatures and governors.
In 2019, Democratic lawmakers briefly submitted a proposal to quickly raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour. The proposal was coordinated and plans to implement it spread over the years.DeliciousTo the business world, which usually argues that the market should determine wages.
If a person works 40 hours a week for 52 weeks, $12 per hour is equivalent to $24,960 per year. $11 per hour equals $22,880 per year.
Earlier this year in July, Democratic Gov. Steve Sisolak told reporters: took care of myself– Refers to companies that have raised starting salaries to attract employees amid a labor shortage.
In 2004 and 2006, Nevada voters passed the minimum wage amendment by 68.4% and 68.7% respectively. That constitutional amendment qualified for these votes through an initiative process that required her two rounds of approval by voters.
This year’s Question 2 began as a resolution (AJR10) passed by Congress in two consecutive meetings (2019 and 2021), so it only needs to be passed once before it becomes law.
