Connecticut employers must begin paying $10.10 per hour to their employees on January 1, 2017. For hotel and restaurant employees who normally receive sufficient gratuities, the employer must pay at least $6.38 per hour ($8.23 for bartenders) under the new minimum wage, but the employee must still make at least $10.10 per hour including tips and employers must follow recordkeeping and reporting obligations related to the tip credit.
Employers must also update their workplace posters to ensure they reflect the new minimum wage. The posters are available from the Connecticut Department of Labor at http://www.ctdol.state.ct.us/gendocs/labor_posters.htm.
Also, in case you missed it, the new “overtime rule” for salaried employees was blocked nationallyon November 22nd.
Our team of labor and employment attorneys can assist employers in adjusting to the new minimum wage requirements and ensuring compliance with all applicable labor and employment laws