Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, in a press release, reminded residents that Connecticut’s minimum wage is scheduled to increase effective Jan. 1, 2015 from the current rate of $8.70 an hour to $9.15 per hour. The increase is the result of a new law Malloy signed earlier this year that requires a series of modest increases through 2017. Following this week’s increase, there are two more scheduled under the adopted law: it will rise to $9.60 on Jan. 1, 2016, and then to $10.10 on Jan. 1, 2017. “Connecticut was the first state in the nation to commit to increasing the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour because we want to make sure that no one who works full time lives in poverty,” Malloy said in a press release. “This latest increase is just one more part of a phased-in series of gradual increases for hard-working men and women, many of whom are supporting their families and who will put this increase directly into Connecticut’s economy.” Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman said in a press release, “For the 125,000 Connecticut women who earn at or just above the minimum wage, this increase is critical — it will help support families and improve […]
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