The following changes to Illinois employment law take effect on January 1, 2025, and apply to employers of all sizes unless otherwise noted. Below are summaries of the changes. MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE Illinois’ minimum wage will increase to $15 per hour. The minimum...

On January 1, 2025, the minimum wage rates in Colorado will increase as follows. Statewide Colorado’s minimum wage will increase to $14.81 per hour. The minimum wage for tipped employees will increase to $11.79. The minimum salary for exempt executive, administrative,...

On January 1, 2025, Connecticut’s minimum wage will increase to $16.35 per hour. The minimum base wage for tipped employees, where applicable, will remain the same. Sick Leave Reminder! Connecticut’s expanded paid sick leave law takes effect on January 1. You can read...

On January 1, 2025, Delaware’s minimum wage will increase to $15 per hour. The minimum base wage for tipped employees will remain at $2.23 per hour. Paid Leave Withholding Reminder! Employers that are sharing the cost with employees need to begin withholding employee...

On January 1, 2025, Michigan’s minimum wage will increase to $10.56 per hour. The minimum base wage for tipped employees will be $4.01 per hour. Less than two months later, on February 21, 2025, the minimum wage will increase again, to $12.48 per hour. The minimum...

On January 1, 2025, Missouri’s minimum wage will increase to $13.75 per hour. The tipped minimum wage will continue to be half the regular rate, meaning tipped employees will need to receive a base wage of at least $6.88 per hour. Retail and service employers with...

On January 1, 2025, Montana’s minimum wage will increase to $10.55 per hour. Employers with annual gross sales of $110,000 or less can pay the federal minimum wage.

On January 1, 2025, Nebraska’s minimum wage will increase to $13.50 per hour. The minimum base wage for tipped employees remains the same at $2.13 per hour. Nebraska’s minimum wage law covers employers with four or more employees (not counting seasonal employees who...

On January 1, 2025, the minimum wage for most employers in New Jersey will increase to $15.49 per hour. For seasonal and small employers (those with five or fewer employees), the minimum wage will increase to $14.53 per hour. Agricultural employers must pay at least...

On January 1, 2025, Ohio’s minimum wage will increase to $10.70 per hour. The minimum base wage for tipped employees will increase to $5.35 per hour. Employers that gross less than $394,000 per year can pay the federal minimum wage. (Despite our reaching out, state...

On January 1, 2025, Virginia’s minimum wage will increase to $12.41 per hour. The minimum base wage for tipped employees remains at $2.13 per hour.

The minimum wage in Howard County, Maryland, will increase to $16 per hour for employers with 15 or more employees (smaller employers must pay at least the state minimum wage rate). The minimum base wage for tipped employees remains at $3.63 per hour.