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Orange County Living Wage Rises to $15.40 An Hour In 2021

Orange County Living Wage (OCLW) announced a new annually adjusted living wage of $15.40 an hour, effective January 1, 2021. For living wage employers who provide at least half an employee’s health insurance coverage, the living wage rises…

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Orange County Living Wage Rises to $14.90 An Hour In 2020

Orange County Living Wage (OCLW) announced a new annually adjusted living wage of $14.90 an hour, effective January 1. For living wage employers who provide at least half an employee’s health insurance coverage, the living wage is $13.40 an…

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Living Wage Roster Grows to 186 Employers

Our most recent count of OCLW-certified employers has reached 186! The newest additions to our roster include: Wellsport Bodyworks; Milltown Family Dentistry; Gates Management & Realty; Catherine French Design, LLC; Hillsborough Pediatric…

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Living Wage at the Business Excellence Awards

Living wage employers rang in some big honors at the 5th Annual Business Excellence Awards, which the Chamber for a Greater Chapel Hill-Carrboro (the Chamber) hosted on Friday, May 17. The BEAs are an annual gala celebration of local employers’…

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Beau Catering Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary

Beau Catering, a Hillsborough-based catering service owned by longtime living wage advocate Beau Bennett, has just celebrated its tenth anniversary. We recently spoke with Marissa Erickson, Catering Manager, on the importance of living wages…

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Minimum Wage Hikes Gain Momentum Nationwide

The federal minimum wage has remained unchanged at $7.25 per hour since 2009, an amount that is simply not enough for workers in today’s economy. In the face of an unchanged federal wage, state and local governments, along with independent…

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Bill Introduced to Raise NC Minimum Wage to $15 by 2024

On Tuesday, March 19, North Carolina lawmakers joined Raising Wages NC — a coalition of workers groups, advocates, business, and faith leaders — to introduce legislation that gradually raises the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by…

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March Update: Living Wage Roster Grows to 180 Employers

We’ve now certified 180 living wage employers in Orange County, and several more are in the pipeline. The newest additions to our roster include Sofia’s Boutique, Greene Hunt Inc., Berkshire Chapel Hill, Superior Home Management, Human…

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Certified Employers Recognized at Hillsborough/Orange Chamber of Commerce Gala

Living wage-certified employers earned some well-deserved recognition at the Hillsborough/Orange County Chamber of Commerce’s 2019 Gala and Awards Ceremony, held on March, 2019. Tiffany Barber, owner of Hillsborough Pharmacy & Nutrition,…

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