The state’s most recent increase, announced in the fall, has pushed CT to one of highest statewide minimum wages in the country.
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CT’s indexed minimum wage going to $16.94 in January
Gov. Ned Lamont said CT’s new hourly minimum wage will go into effect Jan. 1. Only Calif., Wash. and N.Y. have higher rates.
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CT’s minimum wage hike has many poor families heading toward a ‘benefits cliff’
Report warns minimum-wage earners could lose half of their pay hikes by mid-2023 due to potential loss of state benefits.
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Connecticut Senate debates, for a while, a $12 minimum wage
The leader of the Connecticut Senate introduced a surprise measure Thursday to raise the hourly minimum wage to $12 by Jan. 1, 2020, only to retreat in the face of an immediate Republican filibuster and a cool reception by the House of Representatives.
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CT poised to adopt $10.10 minimum wage Wednesday
With votes scheduled Wednesday in both chambers of the state legislature, Connecticut is poised to become the first state to adopt a $10.10 minimum wage, delivering on an election-year priority of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy.