A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT amending the wage and hour act of north carolina to raise the state minimum wage to six dollars and fifteen cents per hour.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 95‑25.3(a) reads as rewritten:
"(a)	Every employer shall pay to each employee who in any workweek performs any work, wages of at least six dollars and fifteen cents ($6.15) per hour, except as otherwise provided in this section."
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective September 1, 2006.