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Carson City
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Governor Jim Gibbons today announced the increase to Nevada’s
minimum wages that will take effect this summer. As of July 1st,
2007, the minimum wage for employees who receive qualified
health benefits from their employers will increase from $5.15
per hour to $5.30 per hour and the minimum wage for employees
who do not receive health benefits will increase from $6.15 per
hour to $6.33 per hour.
These increases are a result of a recent amendment to the Nevada
Constitution by the approval of Question 6 in the 2006
election. Question 6 was overwhelmingly approved by voters in
both 2004 and 2006.
There are some exceptions to the increases, including exceptions
for workers younger than 18 years old, after-school and summer
employees of nonprofit organizations, and trainees during their
first 90 days of employment.
Future increases in the minimum wage will depend upon possible
increases to the federal minimum wage and upon possible
increases in future cumulative changes to the consumer price
index.
The governor has designated the office of the Nevada Labor
Commissioner as the state agency tasked with the distribution of
a bulletin to be made available to all Nevada employers
announcing the current increases and any future increases.
Starting April 1st, that bulletin will be available through the
Labor Commissioner’s office,
http://www.laborcommissioner.com.
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