Today, the statewide minimum wage in Maryland increased from $8.25 per hour to $8.75 per hour. This represents a regularly-scheduled increase as part of the Maryland Minimum Wage Act of 2014 (the “Act”), which will increase the minimum wage in Maryland from $7.25 to $10.10 per hour by July 2018. The next scheduled increase under the Act will occur on July 1, 2017 when the minimum wage will increase to $9.25 per hour... Continue Reading