The Raise the Wage Act of 2025 would gradually increase the federal minimum wage from its current level to $17.00 per hour over six years, starting at $9.50 per hour and rising by roughly $1.50 annually until reaching $17.00. After year six, the minimum wage would automatically adjust each year based on increases in the median hourly wage for all workers. The bill also eliminates the separate, lower minimum wage rates currently allowed for tipped employees and young workers under age 20, gradually raising their wages to match the standard minimum wage over the transition period. Additionally, the bill phases out the ability to pay workers with disabilities below minimum wage under "special certificates," requiring their wages to gradually increase to the full minimum wage within five years while prohibiting new special certificates from being issued. The legislation would affect millions of low-wage workers across all industries, with most changes taking effect approximately three months after the bill becomes law.
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