On May 28, 2019, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed Public Act 19-4, An Act Increasing the Minimum Fair Wage (the “Act”), which gradually increases the minimum wage in Connecticut over the next several years. The first increase took place on October 1, 2019, when the minimum wage increased to $11.00 per hour. The next increase will take effect on September 1, 2020, when Connecticut’s minimum wage will increase to $12.00 per hour.
Additional increases will take place on an annual basis:
- $13.00 per hour on August 1, 2021
- $14.00 per hour on July 1, 2022
- $15.00 per hour on June 1 ...
By: Anna A. Cohen and Nancy L. Gunzenhauser
It’s that time of year! As the new year rolls in, 13 states are increasing their minimum wage. Unless noted otherwise, all increases to the minimum wage reflected below will become effective on January 1, 2014.
| State | Current | New* |
| Arizona | $7.80 | $7.90 |
| California | $8.00 | $9.00 (effective 7/1/14) |
| Connecticut | $8.25 | $8.70 |
| Florida | $7.79 | $7.93 |
| Missouri | $7.25 | $7.50 |
| Montana | $7.80 | $7.90 |
| New Jersey | $7.25 | $8.25 |
| New York | $7.25 | $8.00 (effective 12/31/13) |
| Ohio | $7.85 | $7.95 |
| Oregon | $8.95 | $9.10 |
| Rhode Island | $7.75 | $8.00 |
| Vermont | $8.60 | $8.73 |
| Washington | $9.19 |
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