Minimum Wage

I am happy to report that I have introduced the $15 an hour minimum wage bill this week; House Bill 315. This is good news for all working Georgians. Georgia’s minimum wage is $5.15 an hour but many of the state employers pay the Federal minimum wage of $7.25 an...

Minimum Wage Bill

The 2015 Georgia State Assembly session will start in the beginning of January.  In preparation, I and State Rep. Tyrone Brooks (D-Atlanta), have prefiled a bill which, if passed, would increase the state’s minimum wage to $15 per hour. Our bill, House Bill 8,...