What’s new

New minimum wage rates

Steps to Justice has updated information about the minimum wage increase that took effect on October 1, 2024.

The new minimum wage amounts are shown in the chart below.



Most jobs
Homeworker
Student younger
than 18



$17.20
$18.90
$16.20


New tool compares legal options in situations of discrimination

Steps to Justice has a new tool to help people who experienced discrimination at work, by their landlord, or by the police. The tool lets them compare the legal options they have. For each option, it explains:

  • who can make a claim
  • what they can get
  • the deadline to make a claim
  • the process
  • how much it costs
  • ...

On the Radar – New law protects homeowners from costly scam

The Homeowner Protection Act aims to stop companies from using a legal tool called a notice of security interest or NOSI to scam homeowners. Older adults were their primary targets. People ended up owing thousands of dollars and some lost their homes. Read more in this month's On the Radar.