On January 1, 2015, New Jersey’s minimum wage will increase from $8.25 per hour to $8.38 per hour. In November 2013, voters approved a constitutional amendment to initially raise New Jersey’s minimum wage to $8.25 per hour and then raise it annually according to the cost-of-living increases tied to the Consumer Price Index (“CPI”). Each September, these annual increases are calculated.
On January 1, 2015, New Jersey’s minimum wage will increase from $8.25 per hour to $8.38 per hour. In November 2013, voters approved a constitutional amendment to initially raise New Jersey’s minimum wage to $8.25 per hour and then raise it annually according to the cost-of-living increases tied to the Consumer Price Index (“CPI”). Each September, these annual increases are calculated.
As a result, employers must begin paying employees at least $8.38 per hour beginning January 1, 2015. Please feel free to contact Connell Foley’s labor and employment law attorneys if you have any questions regarding the minimum wage increase.