GOV. MALLOY REMINDS RESIDENTS THAT A MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE TAKES EFFECT
ON JANUARY 1, 2015
Increase is Part of a Series of Scheduled Rate Adjustments
Governor Dannel P. Malloy is reminding residents that Connecticut’s
minimum wage is scheduled to increase effective January 1, 2015 from the
current rate of $8.70 an hour to $9.15 per hour.
The increase is the result of a new law Governor Malloy
signed earlier this year that requires a series of modest increases through 2017. Following this
week’s increase, there are two more scheduled under the adopted
law: it will rise to $9.60 on January 1, 2016, and then to $10.10 on January 1, 2017.
“Connecticut was the first state in the nation to commit to increasing
the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour because we want to make sure that
no one who works full time lives in poverty,” Governor Malloy said.
“This latest increase is just one more part of a phased-in series
of gradual increases for hard-working men and women, many of whom are
supporting their families and who will put this increase directly into
Connecticut’s economy.”
Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman said, “For the 125,000 Connecticut women
who earn at or just above the minimum wage, this increase is critical
— it will help support families and improve women’s future
economic security. I applaud Governor Malloy and the legislature for their
leadership on this issue. Raising the minimum wage will ensure fewer low-wage
workers live in poverty and it will improve the state’s economic
health.”
“Our state is taking the right step in its efforts to provide a better
wage for lower-income workers,” Connecticut Labor Commissioner Sharon
M. Palmer said. “This phased-in increase will help families support
themselves, and in turn will help grow Connecticut’s economy.”
Under Section 31-60 of the Connecticut General Statutes, the Connecticut
minimum wage rates for service employees, specifically restaurant waitpersons
or bartenders, are determined by using a formula that takes tip deductions
into account. The rates can be found on the Connecticut Department of
Labor’s website at
www.ct.gov/dol or by contacting the Labor Department’s Division of Wage and Workplace
Standards at 860-263-6790.