Minimum Wage Hike, 2007

With coming of 2007, a bunch of states have their minimum wages increased. To keep compliance, please check the list below:

Arizona has increased its minimum wage to $6.75 per hour, effective January 1, 2007. Minimum wage for tipped workers has increased from the current federal mandate of $2.13 per hour to $3.75 per hour.

California has increased its minimum wage to $7.50 per hour, effective January 1, 2007, for all hours worked in Florida. The increase will affect approximately 1.4 million California workers.

Connecticut has increased its minimum wage to $7.65 per hour., effective January 1, 2007.

Colorado has increased its minimum wage from $5.15 per hour to $6.85 per hour beginning January 1, 2007. Minimum wage for tipped workers has increased from increases from $2.13 per hour to $3.83 per hour.

Delaware has increased its minimum wage from $6.15 per hour to $6.65 per hour effective Jan. 1, 2007.

Florida has increased its minimum wage to $6.67 per hour, effective January 1, 2007.

Hawaii will raise its minimum wage from $6.75 to $7.25 per hour, effective Jan. 1, 2007.

Massachusetts’s new minimum wage will increase from the current rate of $6.75 to $7.50 on Jan. 1, 2007. The increase will make Massachusetts the state with the highest minimum wage in the country.

Michigan has increased its minimum wage for non-tipped employees from $5.15 per hour to $6.95 per hour, effective October 1, 2006.

Missouri has increased its minimum wage to $6.50 per hour on January 1, 2007.

Montana has increased its minimum wage to $6.15 per hour, effective January 1, 2007. Approximately 25,000 Montana workers will get a rise.

North Carolina's minimum wage will increase to $6.15 per hour, effective Jan. 1, 2007. It's the first increase since 1997 in North Carolina.

Nevada has increased its minimum wage to $6.15 per hour, effective January 1, 2007.

The minimum wage in New York will increase from $6.75 per hour to $7.15 per hour as of January 1, 2007. The cash wage for tipped employees will increase from $4.35 per hour to $4.60 per hour.

Ohio has increased its minimum wage to $6.85 per hour, effective January 1, 2007.

The minimum wage in Oregon will increase from current $7.50 per hour to $7.80 per hour as of January 1, 2007.

Pennsylvania will increase its minimum wage to $6.25 an hour, effective Jan. 1, 2007. Employers with 10 or fewer employees will pay employees $5.65 an hour minimum.

Beginning January 1, 2007, the Rhode Island minimum wage will increase to $7.40 per hour.

Vermont minimum wage will increase to $7.80 per hour, effective Jan. 1, 2007.

Washington will increase its minimum wage by 30 cents to $7.93 an hour, effective Jan. 1, 2007. The increase is based on a 3.9 percent increase in the index for consumer price inflation.

Law change also required labor law poster update.