Bill > HB23

This bill proposes significant updates to Pennsylvania's Minimum Wage Act, expanding wage protections and definitions for workers across various employment categories. The bill will gradually increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour by July 1, 2026, and then continue to annually adjust the wage based on the cost of living, potentially indexing it to the Consumer Price Index. It eliminates exemptions for agricultural and domestic workers, and broadens the definition of "employee" to include domestic workers, agricultural workers, incarcerated workers, workers with disabilities, minors, and marketplace platform contractors. The legislation also abolishes the sub-minimum wage for tipped workers, mandates that gratuities be fully paid to employees (including credit card tips), and prohibits employers from keeping or diverting any portion of an employee's tips. Additionally, the bill removes previous preemption provisions that restricted local municipalities from creating their own wage ordinances, and provides enhanced enforcement mechanisms that allow workers to recover unpaid wages, gratuities, and attorney's fees through civil actions. Employers will be required to maintain detailed wage records, provide itemized pay statements, and post summaries of wage regulations in visible workplace locations.

Labor and Employment

https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/hb23