Utah Minimum Wage Increase
August 5th, 2009 Posted by CaraLike many other states across America, such as Oklahoma, Texas, Virginia, Maryland, Idaho and Indiana, Utah increases the state minimum wage when the federal minimum wage increases. Therefore, on July 24, 2009, when the federal minimum increased by 70 cents from $6.55 to $7.25 per hour, the Utah minimum wage increased to match the federal rate.
Unlike these other states whose laws simply mandate that they adopt the federal minimum as their own, Utah’s only requires the state Labor Commission to review the rate when the federal minimum changes.
For Utah to adopt the federal minimum wage as its state minimum, an administrative action msut take place requesting the change. This action is undertaken by the Utah Labor Commission.
In 2007, the federal Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 set out to increase the federal minimum wage with three annual increases. Each increase was to be 70 cents beginning in 2007 and ending in 2009. The federal minimum began at $5.15 per hour, increasing to $5.85 in 2007, then to $6.55 in 2008 and finally to $7.25 per hour in 2009.
When the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 was signed into law, (more…)
More 2009 Minimum Wage Changes
December 29th, 2008 Posted by DerrickEmployers have already been warned that the state minimum wage will increase with the new year in Oregon, Washington, Florida, New Mexico, Vermont, Colorado, Arizona, Missouri, Montana, Ohio and Connecticut.
However, employers in other states also have to contend with minimum wage increases this year.
Even if an employer has no minimum wage employees, each increase means the employer must update his or her minimum wage posters. By law, employers are required to display a variety of labor law posters prominently in the workplace. Failure to do so can result in fines, penalties and citations.
On July 1, 2009 the Illinois minimum wage will increase by 50 cents, from $7.50 to $8.00 per hour. This is the final step in a 3-tiered increase introduced by the now-infamous (more…)
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Utah Minimum Wage Increase
August 11th, 2008 Posted by CaraOn July 24, 2008, the federal minimum wage increased by 70 cents from $5.85 per hour to $6.55 per hour. Like the minimum wage in several other states, the Utah minimum wage also increased to $6.55 per hour.
Unlike the other states, such as Oklahoma, Maryland and South Dakota, Utah doesn’t automatically add the increase to its state minimum wage. The Utah Labor Commission must (more…)
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Federal Minimum Wage Increase July 24, 2008
July 24th, 2008 Posted by AmeliaEffective July 24, 2008 the federal minimum wage increases 70 cents from $5.85 per hour to $6.55 per hour.
This move will also increase the minimum wage in 10 states, where the state adopts the federal minimum wage automatically. Those states include: (more…)
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Utah Minimum Wage Increase
July 22nd, 2008 Posted by MadisonThe Utah minimum wage will increase by 70 cents from $5.85 per hour to $6.55 per hour on July 24, 2008. On that same day, the minimum wage in a dozen other states will increase, with the federal minimum wage.
Utah’s minimum wage increase (more…)
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