HR Update: Mid-Year Minimum Wage Increases

On July 1^st the minimum wage is set to rise for certain states, cities, and some counties. Below is a comprehensive list that includes those effected.

 California:

• Berkeley (poster link) and San Francisco (poster link) $16.32.
• Emeryville $17.13. Poster link
• Los Angeles (poster not yet available), Los Angeles County (poster link), Malibu (poster link), Pasadena (poster link), and Santa Monica (poster link) $15.00.

Illinois:

• Chicago $14.00 for employers with 4-20 employees and $15.00 for employers with 21 or more employees; tipped wage: $8.40 for employers with 4-20 employees and $9.00 for employers with 21 or more employees. Poster link
• Cook County’s tipped worker wage $6.60; however many Cook County municipalities have opted out of the minimum wage ordinance. Poster not yet available.

 Maryland:

• Montgomery County $13.50 for employers with 1-10 employees, $14.00 for employers with 11-50 employees, and $15.00 for employers with 51 or more employees. Poster link

Minnesota:

• Minneapolis $12.50 for employers with 100 or fewer employees and $14.25 for employers with more than 100 employees. Poster link
• St Paul $10.00 for employers with 1-5 employees, $11.00 for employers with 6-100 employees, and $12.50 for employers with 101 or more employees. Poster link

Nevada $8.75 with health benefits and $9.75 without health benefits. Poster link

Oregon Poster link

• Standard counties of Benton, Clatsop, Columbia, Deschutes, Hood River, Jackson, Josephine, Lane, Lincoln, Linn, Marion, Polk, Tillamook, Wasco, Yamhill, and parts of Clackamas, Multnoham, Washington counties $12.75
• Portland Metro within the urban growth boundary including parts of Clackamas, Multnoham, Washington counties $14.00. 
• Non-urban Counties: Baker, Coos, Crook, Curry, Douglas, Gilliam, Grant, Harney, Jefferson, Klamath, Lake, Malheur, Morrow, Sherman, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa, Wheeler $12.00.

Washington D.C.$15.20, tipped wage $5.05. Poster link  

Also, on August 1st, Connecticut’s minimum wage will increase to $13.00. Poster link  

Please do not hesitate to reach out to your payroll specialists with any questions or concerns.

*The information provided in this communication is general in nature and is for informational purposes only. It should not be construed as legal, tax, or accounting advice.