Minimum wage increases in July
by TedThe federal minimum wage will be $7.25 per hour effective July 24, 2009. Many states also have minimum wage laws. In cases where an employee is subject to both state and federal minimum wage laws, the employee is entitled to the higher minimum wage.
Of course, the states do not make it easy. Only 12 states including Texas, Indiana, Idaho, Maryland, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Virginia, Montana, Nebraska and Utah will increase the state minimum wage on July 24, 2009 when the new federal rate of $7.25 per hour is introduced. Most of these states have legislation that ties the state minimum wage to the federal rate.
On July 1 2009, ILLINOIS will increase to $8.00 and again next year Jul. 1, 2010 to $8.25.
Also on July 1 2009, KENTUCKY will increase to $7.25, ahead of the feds.
Be sure to Update your Division settings first and then you can use the Mass Assign Raises to get all your sub-minimum and minimum wage employees in compliance.
More states are available here or please consult your local DOL for the most updated news.
Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.