Living Wage For All Act

Higher Base Wages: Workers will see gradual increases in their hourly pay, eventually reaching $25 per hour, which the bill identifies as a baseline for aligning wages with the cost of living (Section 2(a)(2) and Section 4).

Automatic Wage Adjustments: To prevent the erosion of purchasing power, the minimum wage will be annually adjusted based on two-thirds of the national median hourly wage (Section 5(h)(2)).

Tipped Employee Protections: Tipped workers gain the explicit right to retain any tips they receive, and employers must inform employees of this right (Section 6(b)).

Increased Pay for Youth and Disabled Workers: The bill raises the base minimum wage for newly hired employees under 20 (Section 7(a)) and for individuals with disabilities (Section 9(a)(1)), eventually phasing out these separate, lower wage categories.

Transition Support for Disability Employment: The Secretary will provide technical assistance to employers and information to individuals with disabilities to help ensure continuing employment opportunities during the wage transition (Section 9(a)(2)(7)).

Burdens on Small Employers: While they have a longer timeline than large employers, non-large employers must still increase wages to $25 per hour over 12 years, which may be a financial burden (Section 4(B)).

Employer Costs for Large Corporations: Large employers (those with $1 billion in revenue or 500+ employees) must implement the fastest wage increase schedule, reaching $25 per hour in only 5 years (Section 3 and Section 4(A)).