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Starting on January 1, 2027, Ohio employers will have to pay a new minimum wage of $11.40 an hour. The 3.5% increase is based on the Consumer Price Index for urban wage earners and clerical workers. Ohio’s minimum wage for 2027 applies to employers with annual gross receipts of more than $420,000 (up from $405,000 in 2026) for […]
Florida employers need to prepare for a minimum wage hike to $15 an hour on September 30. And if you have tipped employees, you will need to pay them at least $11.98. In November 2020, Florida voters approved a constitutional amendment that gradually increases the state’s minimum wage to $15 per hour for most non-exempt […]
California’s statewide minimum wage will increase from $16.90 to $17.40 per hour effective January 1, 2027. The new rate reflects the annual inflation-based adjustment required under California law. The increase will also affect the minimum salary threshold for employees classified as exempt under California’s executive, administrative, and professional exemptions. Effective January 1, 2027, exempt employees […]
Fuel prices are on the rise, and so are wages, so get your fill of notable rate-related developments since the January 1 update, along with known nonexempt and exempt employee rate changes that will take effect on July 1, 2026. These articles represent rates “known” at the time of publication. Jurisdictions that will not have—or […]
Many states and localities are set to increase their minimum wages on January 1, 2026. In California, Colorado, Maine, New York and Washington, the minimum salary required to be classified as exempt from overtime is tied to the minimum wage or is otherwise adjusted annually with the minimum wage and therefore will also increase on […]
Starting January 1, 2026, California’s minimum wage rate will rise from $16.50 to $16.90 per hour, reflecting a 2.49 percent adjustment based on federal inflation data as required by the state’s annual inflation-based adjustment process. The new state minimum wage will apply to all private employers statewide, without exception for business size. The increase in […]
Several state and local minimum wage rates will increase in the latter half of 2025, with most of these changes effective on July 1, 2025. Littler:Littler’s Semi-Annual Rates Update for Minimum Wage, Tips, and Exempt Pay Increases on July 1, 2025 (and Other Developments) Ogletree Deakins:2025 Midyear State and Local Minimum Wage Increases
Paid Sick Leave Effective immediately, most Michigan employers are required to permit employees to accrue and use paid earned sick time annually. Under the amended Earned Sick Time Act (ESTA), paid earned sick time begins to accrue as of February 21, 2025. Small businesses have until October 1, 2025 to start providing 40 hours of sick […]
Effective January 1, 2025, the minimum wage for most employers in New Jersey will increase from $15.13 to $15.49 per hour, and from $13.73 to $14.53 for small employers (fewer than six employees). The minimum hourly wage rate is adjusted annually based on any increase in Consumer Price Index (CPI) data provided by the US Bureau of […]