Governor Murphy, Senate President Sweeney and Assembly Speaker Coughlin have just announced their plan to increase New Jersey’s minimum wage to $15 per hour. Currently, minimum wage in New Jersey is $8.85 per hour.
Under the proposed plan, minimum wage would increase to $10/hour on July 1, 2019. Minimum wage would then increase by a dollar per year as follows:
- 1/1/2020 – $11
- 1/1/2021 – $12
- 1/1/2022 – $13
- 1/1/2023 – $14
- 1/1/2024 – $15
Note that this increase will be delayed for some workers. Seasonal workers and employees at businesses with five or few workers won’t be eligible for the $15 minimum wage until 1/1/26. Agricultural workers will also be subject to different rules. More details on the plan will certainly follow in the coming weeks.
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This post was written by Jay S. Becker Jeri L. Abrams and Ari G. Burd of Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C.
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