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Title: Increases the Minimum Wage to $15 Dollars Per Hour

Signed by Governor Ned Lamont


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Title: Increases the Minimum Wage to $15 Dollars Per Hour

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that increases the minimum wage to $15 dollars per hour.

Highlights:

 

  • Increases the state minimum wage by the following amounts, including (Sec. 1):

    • By October 1, 2019 an amount of $11.00;

    • By September 1, 2021 an amount of $12.00;

    • By August 1, 2021 an amount of $13.00;

    • By July 1, 2022 an amount of $14.00; and

    • By June 1, 2023 an amount of $15.00;

  • Specifies that for all the proceeding years thereafter the state minimum wage shall be determined and adjusted by the percentage change in the employment cost index (Sec. 1).

  • Specifies that under no conditions will the minimum wage be lower than the above mentioned amounts (Sec. 1).

  • Requires that by July 1, 2019 the Labor Commissioner shall recognize and establish the difference between the minimum wage and the employer’s share per hour for employees other than bartenders and work in a hotel or restaurant industry who regularly recieves gratuities or tips (Sec. 2).

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See How Your Politicians Voted

Title: Increases the Minimum Wage to $15 Dollars Per Hour

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that increases the minimum wage to $15 dollars per hour.

Highlights:

 

  • Increases the state minimum wage by the following amounts, including (Sec. 1):

    • By October 1, 2019 an amount of $11.00;

    • By September 1, 2021 an amount of $12.00;

    • By August 1, 2021 an amount of $13.00;

    • By July 1, 2022 an amount of $14.00; and

    • By June 1, 2023 an amount of $15.00;

  • Specifies that for all the proceeding years thereafter the state minimum wage shall be determined and adjusted by the percentage change in the employment cost index (Sec. 1).

  • Specifies that under no conditions will the minimum wage be lower than the above mentioned amounts (Sec. 1).

  • Requires that by July 1, 2019 the Labor Commissioner shall recognize and establish the difference between the minimum wage and the employer’s share per hour for employees other than bartenders and work in a hotel or restaurant industry who regularly recieves gratuities or tips (Sec. 2).

Full Bill Text

Title: Increases the Minimum Wage to $15 Dollars Per Hour

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