Minimum wage HR law changes

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Effective	Where	Topic	Change	Who it covers	Source
2026-01-01	Arizona	Minimum wage	Arizona minimum wage rises to $15.15 Annual CPI adjustment of state minimum wage.	All employers	Source 1 Source 2
2026-01-01	California	Minimum wage	California minimum wage rises to $16.90 Statewide minimum wage CPI adjustment.	All employers	Source
2026-01-01	Colorado	Minimum wage	Colorado minimum wage rises to $15.16 Annual CPI adjustment.	All employers	Source
2026-01-01	Connecticut	Minimum wage	Connecticut minimum wage rises to $16.94 Indexed to employment cost index.	All employers	Source
2026-01-01	Maine	Minimum wage	Maine minimum wage rises to $15.10 Annual COLA.	All employers	Source
2026-01-01	Michigan	Minimum wage	Michigan minimum wage rises to $13.73 Scheduled increase under 2025 amendments.	All employers	Source 1 Source 2
2026-01-01	Minnesota	Minimum wage	Minnesota minimum wage rises to $11.41 Inflation adjustment.	All employers	Source
2026-01-01	Missouri	Minimum wage	Missouri minimum wage rises to $15.00 Final step of Proposition A schedule.	Non-public employers	Source
2026-01-01	Montana	Minimum wage	Montana minimum wage rises to $10.85 Annual CPI adjustment.	All employers	Source
2026-01-01	Nebraska	Minimum wage	Nebraska minimum wage rises to $15.00 Final step of Initiative 433.	Employers with 4+ employees	Source
2026-01-01	New Jersey	Minimum wage	New Jersey minimum wage rises to $15.92 Annual CPI adjustment.	Most employers (6+ employees)	Source
2026-01-01	New York	Minimum wage	New York minimum wage: $17.00 NYC/Long Island/Westchester, $16.00 rest of state Scheduled increase; annual indexing thereafter.	All employers	Source
2026-01-01	Ohio	Minimum wage	Ohio minimum wage rises to $11.00 Annual CPI adjustment.	Employers with annual gross receipts over $405,000	Source
2026-01-01	Rhode Island	Minimum wage	Rhode Island minimum wage rises to $16.00 Statutory increase.	All employers	Source
2026-01-01	South Dakota	Minimum wage	South Dakota minimum wage rises to $11.85 Annual CPI adjustment.	All employers	Source
2026-01-01	Vermont	Minimum wage	Vermont minimum wage rises to $14.42 Annual adjustment.	All employers	Source
2026-01-01	Virginia	Minimum wage	Virginia minimum wage rises to $12.77 Annual CPI adjustment.	All employers	Source 1 Source 2
2026-01-01	Washington	Minimum wage	Washington minimum wage rises to $17.13 Annual CPI-W adjustment.	All employers	Source
2026-01-01	Hawaii	Minimum wage	Hawaii minimum wage rises to $16.00 Act 114 (2022) schedule.	All employers	Source
2026-01-01	Seattle, WA	Minimum wage	Seattle minimum wage rises to $21.30 Annual CPI-W adjustment.	All employers	Source
2026-01-01	Denver, CO	Minimum wage	Denver minimum wage rises to $19.29 Annual CPI adjustment.	All employers	Source
2026-07-01	Oregon	Minimum wage	Oregon minimum wage: $15.55 standard, $16.80 Portland metro, $14.55 nonurban CPI adjustment announced each spring.	All employers	Source
2026-07-01	District of Columbia	Minimum wage	DC minimum wage rises to $18.40 Annual CPI adjustment.	All employers	Source
2026-07-01	Chicago, IL	Minimum wage	Chicago minimum wage rises to $17.05 Annual CPI adjustment each July 1.	Employers with 4+ employees	Source
2026-07-01	Alaska	Minimum wage	Alaska minimum wage rises to $14.00 Ballot Measure 1 (2024) schedule.	All employers	Source
2026-07-01	San Francisco, CA	Minimum wage	San Francisco minimum wage rises to $19.61 Annual CPI adjustment.	All employers	Source
2026-07-01	Los Angeles, CA	Minimum wage	Los Angeles minimum wage rises to $18.42 Annual CPI adjustment.	All employers	Source
2026-09-30	Florida	Minimum wage	Florida minimum wage rises to $15.00 Final step of Amendment 2; stays $15.00 through Dec 31 2027.	All employers	Source
2027-01-01	Michigan	Minimum wage	Michigan minimum wage rises to $15.00 Scheduled step, then annual indexing.	Employers with 2+ employees	Source
2027-01-01	Washington	Minimum wage	Washington minimum wage rises to $17.73 Announced annual adjustment.	All employers	Source
2027-01-01	Connecticut	Minimum wage	Connecticut minimum wage rises to $17.48 Announced annual adjustment.	All employers	Source
2027-01-01	California	Minimum wage	California minimum wage rises to $17.40 Announced annual adjustment.	All employers	Source
2027-01-01	Maine	Minimum wage	Maine minimum wage rises to $15.70; exempt salary threshold $905.79/week Announced annual adjustment.	All employers	Source
2027-01-01	Rhode Island	Minimum wage	Rhode Island minimum wage rises to $17.00 Set by statute, R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-12-3(q).	All employers	Source
2027-01-01	Minnesota	Minimum wage	Minnesota minimum wage rises to $11.87 Inflation adjustment; 90-day youth training wage $9.68.	All employers	Source
2027-01-01	Ohio	Minimum wage	Ohio minimum wage rises to $11.40 ($5.70 tipped) Coverage threshold rises from $405,000.	Employers with annual gross receipts over $419,000	Source
2027-01-01	New Jersey	Minimum wage	New Jersey minimum wage rises to $16.48 for most employees CPI adjustment.	Most employers	Source
2027-01-01	Colorado	Minimum wage	Colorado minimum wage rises to $15.71 ($12.69 tipped) CPI adjustment.	All employers	Source
2027-01-01	Arizona	Minimum wage	Arizona minimum wage rises to $15.65 ($12.65 tipped) Per 2027 ICA poster.	All employers	Source
2027-01-01	Virginia	Minimum wage	Virginia minimum wage rises to $13.75 Per Va. Code § 40.1-28.10.	All employers	Source
2027-01-01	Denver, CO	Minimum wage	Denver minimum wage rises to $19.84 Annual CPI adjustment.	All employers	Source
2027-01-01	Seattle, WA	Minimum wage	Seattle minimum wage rises to $22.14 Annual CPI-W adjustment.	All employers	Source