Montana 2011 Minimum Wage is $7.35

December 1st, 2010 Posted by Derrick

The Montana minimum wage will from per hour to per hour on January 1, 2011. Because requires that tipped employees be paid the full , they will also have a 10-cent per hour increase in the rate.

 

Montana is one of nine states that adjust the minimum annually each January, to reflect the cost of living. The minimum is also adjusted each year in Washington, Oregon, Florida, Missouri, Arizona, Colorado and Ohio. Colorado law actually permits a reduction in the minimum if the cost of living decreases. In other states, the must remain at least at the current level. There will be no increase in the minimum in Florida and Missouri this year, due to the weak economic performance in those regions.

 

The Montana minimum wage increase each year is based on the Consumer Price Index or CPI for all urban consumers, for the year ending August 31. This year, the CPI (more…)

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Montana Minimum Wage Increase 2009

July 22nd, 2009 Posted by Jolie

On July 24, 2009 when the increases, the Montana wage will go up, as well.

 

The Montana minimum wage will from $6.90 to per hour. Under state statute, the minimum wage cannot be lower than the federal minimum wage.

 

When the federal minimum wage changes and/or when a state’s minimum wage changes, employers must display updated for all employees. Updated posters are available now at www.laborlawcenter.com.

 

This is the second minimum wage increase in a year – in the middle of a recession – for beleaguered Montana employers. On January 1, 2009 the increased by 35 cents from $6.55 to $6.90 per hour. Now, less than 8 months later, it is slated to increase again.

 

Both the January and July Montana were (more…)

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2009 Montana Minimum Wage is $6.90

January 14th, 2009 Posted by Madison

The Montana minimum wage increased by 35 cents on January 1, 2009, from $6.55 to $6.90 an hour. The effective for most Montana employees will again on July 24, 2009 when the goes to $7.25 per hour.

 

More than 70% of Montana voters backed a hike in the minimum wage, supporting Initiative 151 in 2006. That initiative essentially accounts for the increase in the wage that became effective on January 1, 2009. Each year by September 30, the annual increase is announced, based on the CPI for the previous 12 months.

 

The Montana Department of Labor & Industry is the agency that tracked the outcome of Initiative 151.

 

On July 24, 2009, workers in Montana will again receive a minimum wage hike, when the of $7.25 an hour kicks in. A worker who is covered by both a state and a must receive the larger benefit. In Montana, (more…)

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2009 Montana Minimum Wage Increases to $6.90

December 5th, 2008 Posted by Jolie

On January 1, 2009, the Montana minimum wage will increase by 35 cents, from $6.55 to $6.90 per hour. requires a cost-of-living increase to the minimum .

 

The increase is announced each year no later than September 30, based on the Consumer Price Index or CPI for the previous 12 months. This year’s increase is 5.4% of the 2008 of $6.55 per hour.

 

“This gives those Montanans who are struggling to keep up with higher energy and food prices some much needed help, “says Labor Commissioner Keith Kelly. Recently the National Association of State Work Force Agencies awarded Kelly the prestigious Eagle Award.  “As the nation’s economy continues to struggle, we know that here in , we’re doing everything we can to minimize the impact.”

 

According to the Montana Department of Labor & Industry, more than 70% of (more…)

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Montana Minimum Wage Now $6.25

January 18th, 2008 Posted by Amelia

On October 2, 2007, the Montana Department of Labor and Industry issued a statement regarding an upcoming increase in the .

On January 1, 2008, the new went into effect with a 10 cent bump from $6.15 per hour to $6.25 per hour. Businesses earning less than $110,000 annually, however, are allowed to pay employees $4.00 per hour.

Montana Initiative 151 requires the state to annually adjust its minimum wage. The cost of living, as determined by the CPI (Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers) from August 2006 to August 2007, determines how the minimum wage is adjusted. In 2007, the CPI increase was 1.97%, which means an increase of 12.11 cents for Montana’s minimum of $6.15. Montana statute rounded the amount to 10 cents.

Montana will enjoy another minimum wage increase in 2008. State law mandates that the state minimum wage must be on par with the . The federal minimum wage is slated to go up 70 cents from $5.85 to $6.55 on July 24, 2008. Since that is higher than the January 1, 2008 of $6.25 per hour, Montana’s rate will also increase to $6.55 on July 24, 2008.

Montana, along with only six other states, does not permit businesses to pay tipped workers less than the state minimum wage. As of the January 1, 2008 increase, according to Labor Commissioner , tipped employees are entitled to $6.25 per hour. If the business earns less than $110,000 per year in gross revenue, however, the tipped employees can be paid $4.00 per hour.

Alaska, California, Minnesota, Nevada, Oregon and Washington are the other states that do not allow companies to pay lower wages to tipped workers. Tipped employees in these states, such as bellhops, valets and servers, must be paid between $5.25 and $8.07 per hour.

When and state minimum wage laws change, all Montana employers must update their . Failure to post the updates can result in a fine. For information on updates, companies can go to www.laborlawcenter.com.

January 1, 2008 saw the first of a series of changes in minimum wage laws across the country. Fourteen states, including Arizona, California, Massachusetts and Vermont raised their state minimum wages on that day.

Later in the year, Illinois will add 25 cents to its minimum of $7.50 to $7.75 per hour. Michigan will also increase its minimum by 25 cents resulting in a new rate of $7.40 per hour. These changes will go into effect on July 1, 2008, along with changes in three other states.

Pennsylvania workers will receive a raise of 90 cents per hour to $7.15 per hour. West Virginia will add 70 cents to its minimum wage rate resulting in a raise from $6.55 to $7.25 per hour. Kentucky’s minimum will change from $5.85 to $6.55 per hour, which is a foreshadowing of the change in the federal minimum which will occur later in July of 2008.

On May 24, 2006, President George W. Bush signed the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 into law. This law established a three-step system to raise the federal minimum wage.

On July 24, 2008, the federal minimum wage rate will increase from $5.85 to $6.55 per hour.

President George W. Bush signed the increase into law on May 24, 2006 as part of the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007. This Act established a three-tier system to increase the federal minimum wage. The bump on July 24, 2008 is the second step of the system.

The District of Columbia connects its minimum wage increases to the federal minimum wage increases, too. On July 24, 2008, D.C. employees will receive a minimum wage of $7.55 per hour, because D.C. law requires its minimum wage rate to be at least $1.00 greater than the federal rate.

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