Raise Will Help Thousands of Workers and Strengthen the Economy

Cleveland, OH – Ohio will increase its minimum wage from $7.40 to $7.70 on January 1, 2012 to keep pace with the rising cost of living, as required by a state constitutional amendment approved by Ohio voters in 2006. Ohio’s minimum wage increase means an additional $624 per year in wages for a full-time minimum wage worker. ...

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