The way state law is constructed, however, defaults most workers to the federal minimum wage.
ATLANTA — The new legislative session in Georgia is kicking into gear, and with that, there are no efforts to boost the state's minimum wage.
One of those is H.B. 245, which would change a current provision in Georgia law that prevents local governments in the state from setting their own minimum wages. This bill wouldn't result in a statewide increase in the minimum wage law but would see it increase in many places with local governments that would like to raise the minimum wage.
The other is H.B. 241, which would provide for an increase in the state minimum wage across the board from $5.15 to $15 an hour.
Both bills are backed by Democrats - and the legislature is controlled by Republicans, meaning it's unclear what kind of real chance these bills have of getting passed.
But it raises the question: Just what is the context for that current $5.15 an hour figure?
Is Georgia's state minimum wage lower than that of most other states?
Yes, Georgia has a lower minimum wage than most states, even when you account for other contextual factors.
First, there's the state minimum wage. It's $5.15 an hour, and its particulars are laid out in the Official Code of Georgia Annotated (the book of state laws, basically) in Title 34-Chapter 4.
Moving on, we can see where that ranks relative to other states at the U.S. Department of Labor site. The map there shows there...
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