Some of Nevada’s hourly workers will be taking home a larger check after a ballot measure to raise the state’s minimum wage to $12 an hour is poised to pass.
While the state is still waiting on the final vote tally, 54.5 percent of voters supported the constitutional amendment to increase the minimum wage and 45.5 percent voted against the rate hike as of Friday afternoon.
Business leaders said the passage of ballot Question 2 could hurt businesses with tight margins, though many companies are already paying workers an hourly wage of at least $12 because of mounting pressure from a tight labor market…
Currently, the minimum wage is $10.50 an hour if a business doesn’t offer health benefits and $9.50 for businesses that offer health benefits.
