{"id":38911,"date":"2025-05-14T15:55:03","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T21:55:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/update.legislature.ne.gov\/?p=38911"},"modified":"2025-05-16T08:54:27","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T14:54:27","slug":"limits-to-state-minimum-wage-stalls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/update.legislature.ne.gov\/?p=38911","title":{"rendered":"Limits to state minimum wage stall"},"content":{"rendered":"

A bill that would limit scheduled increases to the state\u2019s minimum wage and establish a separate, lower wage for young Nebraskans fell two votes short on the final round of debate May 14.<\/p>\n

Nebraskans voted at the November 2022 general election to increase the state minimum wage incrementally to $15 an hour by Jan. 1, 2026. Once the minimum wage, which currently is $13.50 an hour, reaches $15 it is set to adjust annually based on the Midwest Consumer Price Index to account for cost-of-living increases.<\/p>\n

\"Sen.
Sen. Jane Raybould<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

LB258, sponsored by Lincoln Sen. Jane Raybould, instead would increase the state minimum wage by 1.75% annually.<\/p>\n

The bill also would establish a youth minimum wage of $13.50 an hour for employees ages 14 and 15 and adjust the 90-day training wage for new employees under age 20 to $13.50 an hour through Dec. 31, 2026. The training wage then would increase by 1.5% annually.<\/p>\n

The youth minimum wage, which would not apply to emancipated youth, also would increase by 1.5% every fifth year beginning Jan. 1, 2030.<\/p>\n

Laws that would alter voter-approved initiative measures require a two-thirds majority, or 33 votes, for final approval. LB258 failed to pass on a vote of 31-17.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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