Nearly two dozen states, cities and local municipalities will see some form of a minimum wage increase starting July 1.

Washington, D.C. will raise its minimum by 45 cents to $17.95 an hour due to an automatic inflation adjustment, impacting an estimated 62,200 workers, or 7.5 percent of the city's workforce. The average worker there will earn about $727 more per year.

Los Angeles’ minimum wage hike for workers in the tourism industry could potentially do more harm than good. In May,

Los Angeles hotel operators are fighting a $30 minimum wage hike that was passed by the city council, amid a struggle with “profitability.”

Oregon's minimum wage will rise 35 cents to $15.05 an hour on July 1, also through an inflation adjustment, boosting pay for 9.4% of the state's workforce, or 801,700 workers.

The Chicago minimum wage applies to any employer with 4 or more employees. At the same time, the minimum wage for tipped workers, such as restaurant servers, bartenders, bussers and runners, will increase from $11.02 to $12.62 - the largest annual raise in city history, according to a press release by One Fair Wage.

The Longmont City Council spent Tuesday evening reviewing economic data and discussing the logistics of a community feedback event aimed at gathering input from businesses and workers who would be

Organizers of an Aug. 14 “fishbowl” event will invite employers and employees to participate in a structured discussion about the potential impacts of raising the minimum wage within Longmont city limits.

The Trump administration said on Monday it will continue a program that allows certain employers to pay workers with disabilities below minimum wage, ending an effort begun during the Biden administration to place disabled workers’ wages in line with those of their nondisabled peers.