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2007 Nevada Attorney General Reports and Opinions 1 (2007)

handle is hein.sag/sagnv0004 and id is 1 raw text is: STATE OF NEVADA OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL 100 North Carson Street Carson City, Nevada 89701-4717 CATHERINE CORTEZ MASTO Attorney General RANDAL R. MUNN Assistant Attorney General March 23, 2007 OPINION NO. 2007-01 MINIMUM WAGES: EMPLOYERS: INITIATIVE: Any increase in the federal minimum wage must take effect on the date established in the law. If either tier of the current Nevada minimum wage is less than the increased federal wage, that tier of the Nevada minimum wage must be raised to the federal level on the effective date established by federal law. A review of the two tiers of the Nevada minimum wage must be conducted annually, and communicated to the public with a bulletin published by April 1st of each year. During the review, a comparison must be made between the amount of increases, expressed as percentages, in the federal minimum wage over $5.15 per hour and the cumulative increase in the CPI from December 31, 2004. Any adjustment to the two tier minimum wage becomes effective July 1st of the same year. Michael Tanchek, Labor Commissioner Office of the Labor Commissioner 675 Fairview Drive, # 226 Carson City, Nevada 89701 Dear Commissioner Tanchek: You have requested an Attorney General Opinion on the recent constitutional amendment to Nev. Const. art. 15, § 16 (Amendment) affecting minimum wage, and you have posed six questions. Telephone 775-684-1100 * Fax 775-684-1108 * www.ag.state.nv.us * E-mail aginfo@ag.state.nv.us