A voter-approved minimum wage hike went into effect Sunday, Jan. 1, but the fight has not ended to block it.
The Supreme Court denied a request last Thursday from Arizona business and chamber organizations to block the increase until justices decide whether to take up a full challenge to the new law at their February conference.
The state minimum increased from $8.05 to $10 per hour this year and to $12 by 2020. The initiative also mandates workers earn paid sick leave.
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Supreme Court refuses to block minimum wage
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A voter-approved minimum wage hike went into effect Sunday, Jan. 1, but the fight has not ended to block it.
The Supreme Court denied a request last Thursday from Arizona business and chamber organizations to block the increase until justices decide whether to take up a full challenge to the new law at their February conference.
The state minimum increased from $8.05 to $10 per hour this year and to $12 by 2020. The initiative also mandates workers earn paid sick leave.
Proposition 206 was approved by 58 percent of voters in the fall election.
The opposition argued that the oppositio9n would need a funding source.
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