Oregon Comment on Latest NFIB Jobs Report
“Finding qualified workers remained a major headwind … compensation increases remain solid.”
“Finding qualified workers remained a major headwind … compensation increases remain solid.”
“Unfortunately, Texas isn’t immune to the challenges small business owners are facing across the country.”
“Hiring qualified workers remains a difficult task for Main Street. That challenge has only been exacerbated as Prop A took effect on January 1.”
NFIB will continue fighting for pro-small business reforms.
Three important amicus briefs filed by NFIB in November and December cover concerns ranging from a challenge to the Department of Labor’s determination of overtime eligibility to limiting lawsuit liability.
As part of a multiyear increase to the state minimum wage, Rhode Island reached $15 per hour starting on January 1, 2025. This was the final tier of the gradual wage increase.
The legislation, passed in June 2021, raised the state minimum wage to $12.25 in 2022, $13.00 in 2023, $14.00 in 2024, an
Effective January 1, 2025, Missouri’s minimum wage will increase to $13.75 an hour under Proposition A.
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