Dear NFIB/North Carolina member,
As expected, the first of what is expected to be several bills has been introduced to increase the minimum wage in North Carolina. Senate Bill 39 State Minimum Wage/Inflation Increases was introduced by Senators, Davis, Lowe and Bryant. This particular bill would increase the federal minimum wage and changes state law accordingly; “The minimum wage required by subsection (a) of this section shall be increased on 12 January 1, 2016, and on January 1 of successive years by the increase in the cost of living. The increase in the cost of living shall be measured by the percentage increase of the Consumer Price Index (all urban consumers, U.S. city average for all items), CPI-U, or its successor index, as calculated by the U.S. Department of Labor for the 12 months preceding the previous September 1. The Commissioner shall calculate the indexed minimum wage rate. The indexed minimum wage rate shall be calculated to the nearest cent (1¢).
NFIB is a member oriented association and opposes any efforts to increase the minimum wage based on ballots and surveys of the members
over the past decade. “I hear from our members on a regular basis that they do not want to be mandated to increase the minimum wage, said
Gregg Thompson, State Director of NFIB. The marketplace will set the wages depending on many factors including, available workforce,
rural and suburban parts of the state and types of jobs. NFIB has been and will continue to be opposed to any legislation introduced which
would increase the wage above the already federally mandated wage.”
