State Senator Lou Raptakis legislation would raise minimum wage to $11.10 for RI by 2021

Rhode Island would join 20 other States with automatic Consumer Price Index increases

RI STATEHOUSE – State Senator Leonidas P. Raptakis (D-Dist. 33, Coventry, East & West Greenwich) will be reintroducing legislation that ties any future increase in the hourly minimum wage to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) of the our U.S. - Northeast Region. In the RI Statehouse Sen. Raptakis has introduced similar legislation for several years now.

"This proposal will provide wage raises that are needed by individuals earning minimum wage while ensuring that businesses are not overburdened with a dramatic increase that would cause financial hardship for our small businesses, said Senator Raptakis."

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