ALERT: New Jersey Raising Minimum Wage to $15

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As we reported last week, New Jersey employers need to get ready for minimum wage increasing to $15 per hour. The bill, which passed on party lines last Thursday, was signed into law today by Governor Murphy. It provides the following timetable to raise the minimum wage:

  • $15 per hour by 2024, for most minimum wage earners;
  • $15 per hour by 2026, for minimum wage earners at seasonal businesses and small businesses;
  • $12.50 per hour by 2024, for agricultural minimum wage earners; and
  • $5.13 per hour by 2022, for tipped earners.

Of immediate attention to employers are the first increases on the road to $15:

Regular Schedule—Applicable to minimum wage workers unless an exception applies

  • Currently: $8.85 per hour
  • July 1, 2019: $10.00 per hour
  • January 1, 2020: $11.00 per hour

Seasonal Workers and Small Business Schedule—Applicable to seasonal workers (employed between May 1 and September 30) and employees at small businesses (business with five or fewer employees)

  • Currently: $8.85 per hour
  • January 1, 2020: $10.30 per hour

Agricultural Schedule—Applicable to employees engaged on a piece-rate or regular hourly rate basis to labor on a farm

  • Currently: $8.85 per hour
  • January 1, 2020: $10.30 per hour

Tipped Schedule—Applicable to employees who customarily and regularly receive gratuities or tips

  • Currently: $2.13 per hour
  • July 1, 2019: $2.63 per hour
  • January 1, 2020: $3.13 per hour

As minimum wage violations carry significant penalties in New Jersey, you should contact a member of Blank Rome’s labor & employment practice group if you have any questions about compliance with New Jersey’s minimum wage increase or any other wage and hour issues.

DISCLAIMER: Because of the generality of this update, the information provided herein may not be applicable in all situations and should not be acted upon without specific legal advice based on particular situations. Attorney Advertising.

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