Minimum Wage Rates Have Increased in 10 States
Author: Michael Cardman, XpertHR Legal Editor
Ten states - Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Missouri, Montana, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington - kicked off 2013 by raising their minimum wage rates.
Nine of the 10 increases were part of annual inflation adjustments required by the states' constitutions or statutes. These increases ranged in size from a low of 10 cents in Missouri to a high of 15 cents in Washington. (Nevada also adjusts its minimum wage for inflation every year, but its changes take effect in July rather than in January.)
The tenth state, Rhode Island, made a one-time increase to its minimum wage of 35 cents, to $7.75 an hour, in response to an amendment signed into law in June 2012.
XpertHR has updated its Employment Law Manual, Legal Timetable and Quick Reference Chart to reflect these changes.
Additional Resources
Employment Law Manual
- Minimum Wage: Arizona
- Minimum Wage: Colorado
- Minimum Wage: Florida
- Minimum Wage: Missouri
- Minimum Wage: Montana
- Minimum Wage: Nevada
- Minimum Wage: Ohio
- Minimum Wage: Oregon
- Minimum Wage: Rhode Island
- Minimum Wage: Vermont
- Minimum Wage: Washington
Legal Timetable
- Arizona Minimum Wage to Be Adjusted for Inflation
- Colorado Minimum Wage to Be Adjusted for Inflation
- Florida Minimum Wage to Be Adjusted for Inflation
- Missouri Minimum Wage to Be Adjusted for Inflation
- Montana Minimum Wage to Be Adjusted for Inflation
- Nevada Minimum Wage to Be Adjusted for Inflation
- Ohio Minimum Wage to Be Adjusted for Inflation
- Oregon Minimum Wage to Be Adjusted for Inflation
- Vermont Minimum Wage to Be Adjusted for Inflation
- Washington Minimum Wage to Be Adjusted for Inflation