Colorado Minimum Wage for 2011 is $7.36

December 17th, 2010 Posted by Madison

The Colorado minimum wage will 12 cents on January 1, 2011 from $7.24 to $7.36 per hour. The has increased 51 cents in the past four years, from $6.85 per hour in 2007.

 

On the same date, the Colorado minimum wage for tipped employees will also increase 12 cents, from $4.22 to $4.34 per hour. Under Colorado law, employers can take a maximum tip credit against the minimum wage of $3.02 per hour. However, if the employee does not average at least $7.36 per hour in tips and wages combined, the employer must pay the difference as wages. 

 

Colorado employers must update their labor law posters, including minimum wage posters. Employers are required to prominently display the posters in an area accessible by all employees.

 

Colorado is one of a dozen states that provide for an in the state minimum wage based upon the cost of living. On January 1, 2010 the state minimum wage actually decreased 4 cents per hour from $7.28 to $7.24. However, most employees were still entitled to the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour. The annual adjustment is base don the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers in the Denver-Boulder-Greeley combined metro area. Colorado is one of the few states that permit a reduction in the minimum wage.

 

The Colorado minimum wage generally applies to private sector (non-government) employees in certain industries including: retail, service, food, beverage, health, medical and commercial support service. It does not apply to government employees or those in manufacturing, construction or the wholesale industry.

 

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Washington Minimum Wage is $8.67 in 2011

December 3rd, 2010 Posted by Cara

Effective January 1, 2011 the Washington minimum wage increases by 12 cents from $8.55 to $8.67 per hour. The state’s will remain the highest in the year 2011, followed by Oregon at $8.50 per hour.

 

Every employer must prominently post an updated 2011 minimum wage poster.

 

Tipped employees in Washington are entitled to the full minimum wage of $8.67 per hour because the state does not allow a tip credit.

 

The 1.4% is based on the nationwide Consumer Price Index for Urban and Clerical Workers in the year ending August 31, 2010. The was announced by Washington Bureau of Labor and Industry Judy Schurke after some legal debate, including an alternate opinion by the state Attorney General’s office.

 

This is the first increase in the since January 1, 2009. There was no in 2010 because the cost of living declined slightly due to the recession. 

 

Across the nation, nine states make adjustments to the minimum wage in January. Those states include Oregon, , Ohio, Arizona, Montana, , Nevada, Florida and Missouri, in addition to Washington.

 

Many states exempt agricultural workers from the minimum wage, but Washington does not. However, in many cases agricultural workers are exempt from (more…)

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Vermont Minimum Wage Increases to $8.15 in 2011

November 26th, 2010 Posted by Derrick

The Vermont minimum wage will from $8.06 to $8.15 per hour on January 1, 2011. The 9 cent per hour is the first since January 1, 2009. This change will require that every employer update his or her labor law posters.

 

The Vermont tipped increases by 5 cents in 2011, from $4.15 to $4.20 per hour. Under the state law, employees of a hotel, motel, restaurant or tourist place who regularly earn more than $120 per month in tips can be paid (more…)

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