What does it mean to be held in âcontempt of courtâ? In a personal injury or other type of trial, a judge may issue an order to hold a party, an attorney, or another person in contempt of court if that person has been disobedient, disrespectful, or acted in another way that disrupted the courtâs proceedings.
Arizona employers would be required to pay a minimum wage of $12 an hour by 2020, if an initiative qualifies for the ballot and passes. Several hundred people rallied in Phoenix in support of a hike in the minimum wage in November.(Photo: Rob Schumacher/The Republic) The drive to raise Arizona's minimum wage to $12 an hour is more than halfway toward its goal of qualifying for the November ballot, supporters announced Tuesday.
The CPI increased 0.5 percent in 2015 and as a result, the Alaska State minimum wage will rise from $9.75 to $9.80 effective January 1, 2017. The Alaska minimum wage applies to all hours worked in a pay period regardless of how the employee is paid: whether by time, piece, commission, or otherwise. All the actual hours worked in the pay period multiplied by the Alaska minimum wage is the very least that an employee can be compensated.