Alaska's Minimum Wage Rising to $8.75
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Alaska Dispatch News] By Tegan Hanlon - February 24, 2015 -
Alaska’s minimum wage will rise Tuesday to $8.75, a $1-per-hour increase that will affect thousands of workers' paychecks, according to the state’s Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
In November, nearly 70 percent of Alaska voters said yes to the ballot measure that increased the minimum wage. In line with Alaska's Constitution, the new law was set to take effect 90 days after the certification of election results, marking Tuesday as the day.
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