Minimum wage inflation adjustment

With the start of the new year comes a new minimum wage in Ohio.

Pay will increase 10 cents – bringing the new minimum wage to $8.80.

WITH THE START OF THE NEWYEAR, COMES A NEW MINIMUM WAGEIN OHIO.PAY WILL INCREASE 10CENTS.BRINGING THE NEW MINIMUMWAGE TO $8.80REPORTER MARIELCARBONE BREAKS DOWN WHAT THATEXTRA DIME MEANS, AND WHY SOMESAY IT'S SIMPLY NOT ENOUGH."10 CENTS AN HOUR, IS ONLY A 4DOLLAR INCREASE A WEEK.ANDABOUT 200 DOLLARS A YEAR.IT'SAN AMOUNT SOME ON SOCIALMEDIA, SAY IS LAUGHABLE."PACK:OHIO IS RINGING IN THE NEWYEAR, WITH A NEW MINIMUM WAGE(NATS)BUT INSTEAD OF A LOUDBANG TO CELEBRATE, THE CHATTERIS A CHIRP.ON TWITTER.THISMORNING, PEOPLE WRITING: "Thisis insulting."CALLING THEINCREASE "Shameful."AND ASKING"Who could survive off ofthat?"MARIEL: "Are yousurprised to hear thosecomments from people?"CAITLINJOHNSON/DIRECTOR OFCOMMUNICATIONS POLICY MATTERSOHIO"I think that it'sunderstandable that peoplewould be frustrated thatOhio's minimum wage is 8.80."CAITLIN JOHNSON IS WITH POLICYMATTERS OHIO.SHE SAYS IT'SIMPORTANT PEOPLE UNDERSTANDJUST WHAT THE BUMP IN PAY IS.CAITLIN JOHNSON/DIRECTOR OFCOMMUNICATIONS POLICY MATTERSOHIO"It's not an increase,it's an adjustmentOHIOANSVOTED IN 2006 TO RAISE THEMINIMUM WAGE ANNUALLY, BASEDON INFLATION.CAITLINJOHNSON/DIRECTOR OFCOMMUNICATIONS POLICY MATTERSOHIO"It definitely helpsworkers because it means theirpaycheck is not going to losevalue compared to risingpricesut, no it's still notenough.

It's definitely notnearly enough."AS OF JANUARYFIRST, OHIO'S MINIMUM WAGE ISNOW $8.80.THAT'S UP TEN CENTS.FOR EMPLOYEES THAT RECEIVE ATIP, IT'S NOW $4.4THAT'S UPFIVE CENTS.JOHNSON AND POLICYMATTERS, WOULD LIKE TO SEE ANEVEN BIGGER JUMP.CAITLINJOHNSON/DIRECTOR OFCOMMUNICATIONS POLICY MATTERSOHIO"$15 an hour is at aminimum, what we feel isnecessary tohave a basic,decent, standard oliving inOhio for sure."áKITTY SPORTSBAR NATSáTHAT'D BE PROBLEMATICFOR BILLY WATSON, OWNER OFKITTY'S SPORTS GRILL.BILLYWATSON/KITTY'S SPORTS GRILL"That would definitely effectusHE SAYS THIS YEAR'SADJUSTMENT:BILLYWATSON/KITTY'S SPORTS GRILL"Ten cents, five cents, for atipped employee.

It's notreally a huge deal.

I kind oflook at is as basically a costof living increase.BUT A MORETHAN 6 DOLLAR INCREASE PERHOUR, WOULD MEAN THE COST TOEMPLOY STAFF MEMBERS, WOULDCOST HIS CUSTOMERS.BILLYWATSON/KITTY'S SPORTS GRILL"Then we'd probably have tobump some prices."MARIEL:SEVERAL STATES ARE MOVINGTOWARDS A $15 MINIMUM WAGE,INCLUDING FLORIDA AND VIRGINIA.WHILE THE FEDERAL MINIMUM WAGESITS AT 7.25 AN HOUR.MARIELCARBONE, WCPO NINE NEWS.