Get Ready New Jersey Employers, $15 Minimum Wage Is Coming!
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As we cautioned on November 15, 2018, Governor Phil Murphy’s top legislative priority to increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour is inching closer to a reality. On Monday, January 28, 2019, the New Jersey Assembly and Senate committees approved a bill raising the minimum wage as follows:
- $15 per hour by 2024, for most minimum wage earners;
- $15 per hour by 2026, for minimum wage earners at seasonal businesses and small businesses;
- $12.50 per hour by 2024, for agricultural minimum wage earners; and
- $5.13 per hour by 2022, for tipped earners.
The bill is scheduled for full votes in both chambers on Thursday, January 31, 2019. If passed, Governor Murphy is expected to sign the wage increases into law on the same day.
Below is a brief summary of the proposed schedules of minimum wage increases for each of the groups affected.
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