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As of today, January 1, 2009, the minimum wage in Arizona became $7.25 an hour, when it increased from $6.90, a hike of 35 cents per hour.

The Arizona minimum wage applies to permanent, full-time employees, and temporary or part-time workers as well. Arizona has a new minimum wage law, and this marks the first yearly increase due to cost of living under this new law.

The new increase is based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI), which measures the annual inflation rate. Arizona voters supported Proposition 202 on November 7 of 2005. The proposition was called the “Raise the Arizona Minimum Wage for Working Arizonans Act.” This law, A.R.S. 23-364(A) became effective on January 1 of the following year. Authority was given to the Industrial Commission of Arizona (ICA) to enforce the new Act.

The Arizona minimum wage became $6.90 per hour on January 1, 2008. The new law also protects (more…)