GOING UP: NEW JERSEY’S MINIMUM WAGE INCREASES ON NEW YEAR’S DAY

The minimum wage is going up in New Jersey starting on New Year’s Day.  The base pay will increase to $11 per hour throughout the State.  It’s all part of New Jersey’s plan to eventually get the wage up to $15 an hour.  Very small businesses will only be required to raise the wage to $10.30 an hour.