Changes to Pennsylvania’s Minimum Wage Act take effect starting Aug. 5. The new regulations update how employers pay tipped workers and ensure that salaried employees with fluctuating schedules are properly compensated for overtime. 

State workers will receive a minimum wage of $15 per hour by Jan. 31, after Gov. Tom Wolf amended his executive order that initially raised the rate by 2024.  

For-profit businesses that receive assistance through the Department of Community and Economic Development will have to offer paid sick leave under an executive order signed by Gov. Tom Wolf on Thursday. 

As the debate continues over raising the federal and state minimum wage, CVS Health has become the latest company to announce that it is raising its minimum wage to $15 an hour.

Entry-level positions at UPMC Pinnacle facilities now start at $15 an hour, the Harrisburg-based hospital system announced on Monday.

Gov. Tom Wolf called for Pennsylvania to raise its minimum wage from $7.25 to $12 by the beginning of July.

A 2013 lawsuit brought by employees at General Nutrition Centers was recently heard in the state Supreme Court. The dispute centers on the calculation of overtime hours, as workers felt they were entitled to more pay under the Pennsylvania Minimum Wage Act than what they were given under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act.