U.S. Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev., introduced a bill Thursday to increase the minimum wage and subminimum wage.

The Labor Income Fairness and Transparency (LIFT) Act would raise the minimum wage and all Fair Labor Standards Act subminimum wages to $17 per hour over the next three years followed by annual increases, according to Titus’ office. It would also provide income protections for tipped workers and expand the earned income tax credit to cover more workers.

The federal minimum wage has been $7.25 an hour since 2009 with tipped employee wages as low as $2.13 an hour. Nevada’s minimum wage was increased to $12 an hour in 2024, and voters eliminated subminimum wages for tipped workers in 2022.

“This legislation is a fair way to increase the take-home pay of both tipped employees and emplo

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