{"id":5171,"date":"2014-11-06T10:03:36","date_gmt":"2014-11-06T15:03:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gtm.com\/household\/?p=5171"},"modified":"2016-02-24T14:49:50","modified_gmt":"2016-02-24T19:49:50","slug":"minimum-wage-increases-for-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gtm.com\/household\/minimum-wage-increases-for-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Minimum Wage Increases for 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"minimumFollowing the midterm elections last Tuesday, several more states \u2013 and two cities – are set for minimum wage increases for 2015<\/a>. Employers \u2013 including household employers \u2013 in all states must pay their employees at least this new hourly wage (there are some exceptions). The following list shows the states that are changing their minimum wage laws and the hourly amount, effective January 1, 2015:<\/p>\n

Alaska: <\/b>$8.75<\/p>\n

Arkansas: <\/b>$7.50<\/p>\n

Connecticut: <\/b>$9.15<\/p>\n

Hawaii: <\/b>$7.75<\/p>\n

Maryland: <\/b>$8.00 (increasing again to $8.25 on July 1, 2015)<\/i><\/p>\n

Massachusetts: <\/b>$9.00<\/p>\n

Nebraska: <\/b>$8.00<\/p>\n

New York: <\/b>$8.75 (takes effect December 31, 2014)<\/i><\/p>\n

Rhode Island: <\/b>$9.00<\/p>\n

South Dakota: <\/b>$8.50<\/p>\n

Vermont: <\/b>$9.15<\/p>\n

West Virginia: <\/b>$8.00 (takes effect December 31, 2014)<\/i><\/p>\n

In California, employers in both San Francisco and Oakland will need to comply with additional minimum wage laws, as follows:<\/p>\n

San Francisco:<\/b> $12.25, effective May 1, 2015<\/p>\n

Oakland:<\/b> $12.25, effective March 1, 2015<\/p>\n

GTM will continue to monitor and provide updates on these and other household employment laws. Please contact us<\/a> at (888) 432-7972 if you have any questions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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