Friday, August 19, 2011
State “Living Wage” Rates Increase in September
The State Commissioner of Labor and Industry announced that wage rates payable on state service contracts of over $100,000 will increase by 1.7% effective September 27, 2011. With the enactment of “Living Wage” legislation in 2007, Maryland became the only state in the country to pay above market wages for service contracts. The CPI escalator in the legislation will boost the wage rates paid by service vendors performing state contracts to $12.49 per hour in the 6 metropolitan counties and $9.39 per hour in the remaining 18 counties. See the announcement here. Contact Ron Wineholt for further information at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
