On January 1, 2015, New Jersey’s minimum wage will
increase from $8.25 per hour to $8.38 per hour.
In November 2013, voters approved a constitutional amendment to
initially raise New Jersey’s minimum wage to $8.25 per hour and then raise it
annually according to the cost-of-living increases tied to the Consumer Price
Index (“CPI”). Each September, these
annual increases are calculated.
As a result, employers must begin paying employees at least
$8.38 per hour beginning January 1, 2015.
Please feel free to contact Connell Foley’s labor and employment law
attorneys if you have any questions regarding the minimum wage increase.
