Massachusettshow Long Must a State Employee Wait Until Employed Again
Summary
Currently, thirty states and Washington D.C. take minimum wages above the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour.
Five states have non adopted a country minimum wage: Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina and Tennessee. Two states, Georgia and Wyoming, have a minimum wage below $7.25 per hr. In all seven of these states, the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per 60 minutes applies.
2021 Highlights
- 20-1 states began 2021 with higher minimum wages. Five additional states raised their minimum wages afterwards in the year. Ix states (Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Maine, Minnesota, Montana, Ohio, S Dakota and Washington) automatically increased their rates based on cost of living. Seventeen states (Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Virginia) raised wages due to previously approved legislation or ballot initiatives.
- Delaware enacted SB 15 in July, which volition gradually increment the minimum wage rate to $15 by 2025.
- Rhode Island enacted SB 1 in May, which will gradually increase the minimum wage rate to $15 by 2025.
2020 Highlights
- Twenty-one states began 2020 with college minimum wages. Seven states (Alaska, Florida, Minnesota, Montana, Ohio, South Dakota, and Vermont) automatically increased their rates based on the toll of living, while 14 states (Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New United mexican states, New York, and Washington) increased their rates due to previously approved legislation or ballot initiatives.
- Florida voters canonical Amendment two, raising the country minimum wage to $15.00 per 60 minutes past 2026. The amendment raises the minimum wage to $10.00 per hr effective September 2021, with a continuing almanac increase until reaching $fifteen.00 per hour.
2019 Highlights
- Eighteen states began the new twelvemonth with higher minimum wages. Eight states (Alaska, Florida, Minnesota, Montana, New Jersey, Ohio, South Dakota and Vermont) automatically increased their rates based on the toll of living, while 10 states (Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Maine, Massacusetts, Missouri, New York, Rhode Island and Washington) increased their rates due to previously approved legislation or election initiatives. Other states that volition see rate increases during the 2019 agenda yr include D.C., Delaware, Michigan and Oregon.
- New Bailiwick of jersey enacted AB 15 in February, which will gradually increase the minimum wage rate to $xv by 2024. (The minimum wage for tipped employees volition increment to $nine.87 over the same period.) The schedule of annual increases was delayed for sure seasonal workers and employees of pocket-size employers, and a training wage of 90 pct of the minimum wage was created for certain employees for their first 120 hours of piece of work.
- Illinois enacted SB 1 in February, which volition phase in a minimum wage increase to $fifteen by 2025. The measure besides adjusted the youth wage for workers nether age eighteen (it will gradually increase to $13 by 2025) and created a tax credit program to offset labor cost increases for smaller employers.
- Maryland'due south legislature overrode a gubernatorial veto to enact a measure (SB 280) that phased-in a minimum wage increase to $15 by 2024 (with a delayed schedule of rate increases for smaller employers) and eliminated and the state subminimum wage for employees younger than age 20.
- New Mexico enacted SB 437 in April, which will raise the state minimum wage to $12 by 2023. The measure besides established a training wage for loftier school students and slightly increased the tipped minimum wage.
- Connecticut enacted HB 5004 in May, which volition raise the state minimum wage to $xv past 2023. The measure also indexed the minimum wage to the employment cost index.
- Nevada enacted AB 456 in June, which phases in a minimum wage increase over several years. By July 1, 2024, the minimum wage will exist $11.00 for employers that offering their employees wellness benefits and $12.00 for employers that do not offering health benefits.
2018 Highlights
- Xviii states began the new year with higher minimum wages. Eight states (Alaska, Florida, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, Ohio and South Dakota) automatically increased their rates based on the cost of living, while xi states (Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Michigan, New York, Rhode Isle, Vermont and Washington) increased their rates due to previously approved legislation or ballot initiatives.
- Massachusetts enacted a measure (HB 4640) to increase the state minimum wage to $15 over five years. The tipped wage would rise to $half dozen.75 from $iii.75 over the same time period.
- Delaware enacted SB 170, which phases in a two-step increment. The rate rises from $8.25 to $8.75 effective Jan. 1, 2019 (as amended by HB 483), and will increase over again to $9.25 effective Oct. ane, 2019.
- Voters in Arkansas and Missouri approved ballot initiatives phasing in increases to $11 and $12 per hour, respectively.
- The Michigan legislature enacted SB 1171, which raises the minimum wage on an annual ground until it reaches $12.05 in 2030.
2017 Highlights
- Nineteen states began 2017 with higher minimum wages. Seven states (Alaska, Florida, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, Ohio and Southward Dakota) automatically increased their rates based on the price of living, v states (Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Maine and Washington) increased their rates through ballot initiatives previously approved by voters, and seven states (California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York and Vermont) did so every bit a result of legislation passed in prior sessions. Washington D.C., Maryland and Oregon raised their respective minimum wages on July 1, 2017 due to previously enacted legislation.
- Rhode Isle was the only land to enact a minimum wage increase during the 2017 legislative sessions.
2016 Highlights
- Voters in Arizona, Colorado, Maine and Washington canonical November ballot measures to enhance their respective minimum wages. Arizona, Colorado and Maine volition incrementally increment their minimum wages to $12 an hour by 2020. Washington'southward volition be increased incrementally to $13.50 an hour past 2020.
- New York became the second state to pass a new law that would raise the minimum wage in New York City to $15 per hour by the finish of 2018. Washington D.C. followed accommodate, enacting a police force to raise the minimum wage in the District to $15 per hr by July i, 2020.
- On April iv, California Governor Jerry Dark-brown signed SB three into police. The new law increases the minimum wage to $15 per hour by Jan. i, 2022, for employers with 26 or more employees. For employers with 25 or fewer employees the minimum wage volition reach $15 per hour past Jan. one, 2023. Increases may exist paused by the governor if certain economical or monetary conditions be. Offset the offset Jan. 1 after the minimum wage reaches $15 per hour for smaller employers, the minimum wage is indexed annually for inflation.
- On March 23, Governor Kenneth Mapp of the Virgin Islands signed Act 7856, establishing an $8.35 minimum wage with scheduled annual increases on June 1, 2017, and 2018 until the rate reaches $10.50.
- On March two, Oregon Governor Kate Brown signed SB 1532 into law. It establishes a serial of annual minimum wage increases from July 1, 2016, through July one, 2022. Starting time July ane, 2023, the minimum wage rate will be indexed to inflation based on the Consumer Cost Index.
- Xiv states begin the new year with higher minimum wages. Of those, 12 states increased their rates through legislation passed in the 2014 or 2015 sessions, while two states automatically increased their rates based on the cost of living.
- Of the eleven states that currently tie increases to the price of living, viii did not increase their minimum wage rates for 2016. Colorado provided for an 8-cent increase and South Dakota granted a 5-cent increase per hour. Increases in Nevada are required to have effect in July.
- Maryland, Minnesota and D.C. have additional increases scheduled for 2016. Nevada will denote in July whether or not there will be a cost of living increase to their indexed minimum wage.
State Minimum Wages
The table below reflects current country minimum wages in effect as of January. 1, 2021, besides as hereafter enacted increases.
- Minimum wage legislation database
| State | Minimum Wage | Future Enacted Increases | Indexed Automatic Annual Adjustments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | none | ||
| Alaska | $ten.34 | Indexed almanac increases begin Jan. 1, 2017. (2014 ballot measure) | |
| American Samoa | varies 1 | ||
| Arizona | $12.lxxx | Rate increased annually based on cost of living beginning January. 2021 (2016 ballot measure) | |
| Arkansas | $11.00 | ||
| Californiatwo | $14.00 | $fifteen eff. one-ane-22 | Indexed almanac increases based on CPI begin Jan. one, 2023 |
| Colorado | $12.56 | Rate increased annually based on toll of living beginning Jan. 1 2021 (2016 ballot measure) | |
| Connecticut | $13.00three | $13 eff. 8-1-21 $fourteen eff. 7-1-22 $15 eff. 6-i-23 | Indexed annual increases based on the employment cost index brainstorm Jan one, 2024 |
| Delaware | $10.fifty | $xi.75 eff. 1-1-23 $xiii.25 eff. i-1-24 $15 eff. i-1-25 | |
| D.C. | $15.20 | Indexed annual increases based on CPI brainstorm July 1, 2021 | |
| Florida | $10.00 | Annual increase based toll of living. (Constitutional amendment 2004) | |
| Georgia | $7.25 | ||
| Guam | $8.75 | ||
| Hawaii | $ten.x | ||
| Idaho | $seven.25 | ||
| Illinois | $12.00 | $13 eff. 1-one-23 $fourteen eff. i-1-24 $15 eff. ane-1-254 | |
| Indiana | $7.25 | ||
| Iowa | $7.25 | ||
| Kansas | $7.25 | ||
| Kentucky | $seven.25 | ||
| Louisiana | none | ||
| Maine | $12.755 | Indexed almanac increases based on CPI begin Jan 1, 2021 | |
| Maryland | $12.l half-dozen | $thirteen.25 eff. 1-1-23 $14 eff. 1-1-24 $15 eff. 1-1-25 | |
| Massachusetts | $14.25 seven | $xv eff. 1-1-23 | |
| Michigan | $9.87 | $10.10 eff. 1-one-2022 $ten.33 eff. ane-1-2023 $10.56 eff. 1-1-2024 $10.80 eff. 1-1-2025 $xi.04 eff. one-1-2026 $xi.29 eff. one-1-2027 $11.54 eff. ane-1-2028 $xi.79 eff. 1-1-2029 $12.05 eff. 1-1-2030 | *2021 wage increase delayed; see408.934(ii) of Public Human activity 337 of 2018, equally amended. |
| Minnesota | $10.33/$8.42 8 | Indexed annual increases begin (2014 legislation) | |
| Mississippi | none | ||
| Missouri | $11.xv 9 | $eleven.xv eff. one-1-22 $12 eff. ane-1-23 | Minimum wage increased or decreased past cost of living starting Jan. 1, 2024. (2018 ballot measure) |
| Montana | $nine.20 10 | Increases done annually based on the CPI and effective January. one of the following year. (2006 ballot measure) | |
| Nebraska | $9 | ||
| Nevada | $9.75/$8.75 11 | $10.fifty/$9.50 eff. 7-1-22 $eleven.25/$10.25 eff. vii-1-23 $12.00/$11.00 eff. 7-i-24 | Increases field of study to the federal minimum wage and consumer price index. Increases take effect July 1. (Constitutional amendment 2004/2006). |
| New Hampshire | $7.25 | ||
| New Jersey | $thirteen.00 12 | $xiv eff. 1-ane-23 $fifteen eff. i-1-24 | Indexed annual increases based on the CPI beginning 2025. (2019 legislation) |
| New Mexico | $eleven.l | $12.00 eff. ane-1-23 | |
| New York | $13.20xiii | After 12-31-xx, the rate is adjusted annually for aggrandizement until it reaches $15.00 | |
| North Carolina | $7.25 | ||
| North Dakota | $7.25 | ||
| Northern Mariana Islands | $7.25 | ||
| Ohio | $nine.30/$7.25xiv | Indexed annual increases based on the CPI. (Constitutional subpoena 2006) | |
| Oklahoma | $7.25/$ii15 | ||
| Oregon | $12.75 16 | $13.l eff. 7-1-22 | Indexed annual increases based on the CPI are effective July 1, 2023 (2016 legislation) |
| Pennsylvania | $vii.25 | ||
| Puerto Rico | $8.50/$v.08 17 | ||
| Rhode Island | $12.25 | ||
| South Carolina | none | ||
| South Dakota | $ix.95 | Annual indexed increases brainstorm | |
| Tennessee | none | ||
| Texas | $seven.25 | ||
| Utah | $seven.25 | ||
| Vermont | $12.55 | Starting time Jan. 1, 2019, minimum wage increased annually by v% or the CPI, whichever is smaller; it cannot decrease. Note: Vermont started indexing in 2007 merely enacted additional increases in 2014. | |
| Virgin Islands | $ten.50 | ||
| Virginia | $11.00 | ||
| Washington | $14.49 | Annual indexed increases began Jan. 1, 2020. (ballot measure out 2016) | |
| West Virginia | $8.75 | ||
| Wisconsin | $7.25 | ||
| Wyoming | $vii.25 |
Notes
1 American Samoa: The Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 (Public Police 110-28) sets minimum wage rates within American Samoa and provides for additional increases in the minimum wage of $0.fifty per hour each yr on May 25, until reaching the minimum wage generally applicative in the United States. The wage rates are set for particular industries, not for an employee's item occupation. The rates are minimum rates; an employer may choose to pay an employee at a rate higher than the rate(south) for its industry.
2 California: The minimum wage scheduled increases are delayed by one year for employers with 25 or fewer employees. The rate increases to $ten.50 per hour effective i/1/2018 and is increased by $1.00 increments annually until it reaches $fifteen.00 effective 1/one/2023
3 Connecticut : The Connecticut minimum wage rate automatically increases to one/ii of 1 percentage higher up the rate set in the Off-white Labor Standards Deed if the Federal minimum wage charge per unit equals or becomes higher than the State minimum.
iv Illinois:Employers with 50 or fewer full fourth dimension employees are eligible for a tax credit equal to a certain percentage of the cost of their almanac wage increases. Employers are merely eligible for the credit if the boilerplate wage for employees making $55,000 or less increases over the year. The amount of the credit that can exist claimed is as follows: 25 percent for the 2020 reporting period; 21 per centum for 2021; 17 percent for 2022; 13 percent for 2023; 9 percentage for 2024; 5 percentage for 2025; five pct for 2026; 5 pct for 2027, but only for employers with no more than five employees.
5 The Maine minimum wage is automatically replaced with the Federal minimum wage rate if it is higher than the State minimum.
six Mayland: For small employers (14 or fewer employees), the schedule of increases is as follows: $11.00 eff. 1-ane-20; $11.60 eff. 1-1-21; $12.20 eff. 1-ane-22; $12.80 eff. 1-i-23; $thirteen.40 eff. ane-1-24; $14.00 eff. 1-1-2025; $xiv.60 eff. i-1-26; $15.00 eff. 7-ane-26.
7 The Massachusetts minimum wage rate automatically increases to 10 cents in a higher place the charge per unit prepare in the Fair Labor Standards Act if the Federal minimum wage equals or becomes college than the Country minimum.
8 Minnesota: With the passage of H.B. 2091 (2014), the annual sales book threshold was reduced to $500,000. For large employers, with an annual sales book of $500,000 or more, the minimum wage is currently $ix.l; for small employers, those with an almanac sales volume of less than $500,000, the minimum wage is $vii.75.
9 Missouri - In add-on to the exemption for federally covered employment, the law exempts, among others, employees of a retail or service business with gross annual sales or concern done of less than $500,000.
10 Montana: the $4.00 rate applies to businesses with gross annual sales of $110,000 or less; $viii.15 applies to all others.
xi Nevada: $8.25 without health benefits; $7.25 with health benefits.
12 New Bailiwick of jersey: For small-scale employers (6 employees or fewer), the schedule of increases is as follows: $10.30 eff. one-one-20; $11.10 eff. ane-1-21; $eleven.ninety eff. one-1-22; $12.70 eff. i-1-23; $13.50 eff. 1-1-24; $14.30 eff. 1-1-25; $15.00 eff 1-ane-26.
xiii New York:The new minimum wage varies across the state based on geographical location and, in New York City, employer size.
| Year | NYC Large Employers (11 or more employees) | NYC Small-scale Employers (10 or fewer employees) | NY Downstate (Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester counties) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2017 | $thirteen | $12 | $11 |
| Dec. 31, 2017 | $fifteen | $thirteen.50 | $12 |
| Dec. 31, 2017 | -- | $15 | $thirteen |
| Dec. 31, 2017 | -- | -- | $xiv |
| Dec. 31, 2017 | -- | -- | $15 |
fourteen Ohio: $seven:25 for employers grossing $299,000 or less
15 Oklahoma: Employers of x or more than full-fourth dimension employees at whatsoever ane location and employers with annual gross sales over $100,000 irrespective of number of full-time employees are subject field to federal minimum wage; all others are subject to state minimum wage of $2.00 (OK ST T. 40 § 197.5).
16Oregon:In add-on to the new standard minimum wage rate, SB 1532 sets out a higher rate for employers located in the urban growth boundary, and a lower rate for employers located in nonurban counties. Their respective planned increases are below.
| Year | Portland Metro | Nonurban Counties |
|---|---|---|
| July 1, 2016 | $9.75 | $9.l |
| July ane, 2017 | $11.25 | $10 |
| July i, 2018 | $12 | $10.50 |
| July 1, 2019 | $12.50 | $11 |
| July ane, 2020 | $13.25 | $11.50 |
| July 1, 2021 | $14 | $12 |
| July 1, 2022 | $14.75 | $12.50 |
| July ane, 2023 | $ane.25 over standard minimum wage | $i below standard minimum wage |
17 Puerto Rico: Employers covered past the Federal Fair Labor Standards Deed (FLSA) are field of study to the Federal minimum wage of $7.25. Employers not covered past the FLSA will be subject to a minimum wage that is at least 70 percent of the Federal minimum wage or the applicable mandatory decree rate of $5.08, whichever is college. The Secretary of Labor and Human Resource may qualify a rate based on a lower percent for whatever employer who tin show that implementation of the 70 per centum rate would substantially curtail employment in that business.
Other Exceptions
- Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, Puerto Rico, Utah and Virginia exclude from coverage whatever employment that is bailiwick to the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act.
- Hawaii, Kansas and Michigan exclude from coverage any employment that is subject to the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act, if the State wage is higher than the Federal wage.
- The Georgia country minimum wage is $5.xv. Employees covered nether the federal Fair Labor Standards Act are discipline to the federal minimum wage of $vii.25, but those not covered under the FLSA may exist paid the land minimum wage of $five.15.
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