Stakeholder engagement at the early, project concept stageis about. gauging potential local support for, or opposition to, different options. and alternatives and identifying key issues and concerns that might affect. the viability of a project.
America on $7.25 an hour. By Shannon Stapleton. Federal minimum wage in the United States currently stands at $7.25 an hour, or $1,200-1,300 per month, and hasn't been raised since 2009. Its place relative to the median wage -- less than 40 percent -- makes it one of the lowest minimum wages across OECD countries.
Nov.4 2014: ballot measure approved to raise the minimum wage to $8 on 1/1/16 and to $8.50 on 1/1/17. With an allowance for gratuities not to exceed $4.87 per hour in 2015, in 2016 not to exceed $5.37 per hour and in 2017 not to exceed $5.87.