Act Fast To Comply With The 2018 Minimum Wage Updates: Summer Edition

By Melissa Logan on July 12, 2018

US employers take note: Q3 ushers in a number of new minimum wage increases.

Unless otherwise indicated, the following minimum wage increases became effective on July 1, 2018:

CALIFORNIA	Berkeley: increase to 15.00 effective October 1, 2018 Emeryville: 56 employees or more: $15.69 55 employees or fewer: $15.00 Long Beach (Hotel Workers): $14.64 Los Angeles (city and county): 26 or more employees: $13.25 25 or fewer employees: $12.00 Malibu: 26 or more employees: $13.25 25 or fewer employees: $12.00 Milpitas: $13.50 Pasadena: 26 or more employees: $13.25 25 or fewer employees: $12.00 San Francisco: $15.00 San Jose: $13.50 San Leandro: $13.00 San Mateo For profit: $13.50 501(c(3): $12.00 Santa Clara: $13.00 Santa Monica: Employers with 26 or more employees: $13.25 Employees with 25 or fewer employees: $12.00
ILLINOIS	Chicago: Non-tipped employees: $12.00 Tipped employees: $6.25 Cook County: Non-tipped employees: $11.00 Tipped employees: $5.10
MAINE	Portland: $10.90
MARYLAND	$10.10 Tipped Employees: at least $3.63, however employee must earn the minimum wage per hour including tips Employees under 20: $8.59 (85% of the minimum wage) for the first 6 months of employment Montgomery County: 51 or more employees: $12.25 50 or fewer employees: $12.00
MINNESOTA	Minneapolis 101 or more employees: $11.25 100 or fewer employees: $10.25
NEW YORK	Increase to $11.10 effective December 31, 2018 New York City: Fast food employers: increase to $15.00 effective December 31, 2018 11 or more workers: increase to $15.00 effective December 31, 2018 10 or fewer workers: increase to $13.50 effective December 31, 2018 Long Island (Nassau and Suffolk Counties) and Westchester County: Increase to $12.00 effective December 31, 2018
OREGON	$10.75 Portland Metro: $12.00 Non-urban counties: $10.50
WASHINGTON D.C.	Non-tipped employees: $13.25 Tipped employees: $3.89, however employee must earn the minimum wage per hour including tips