Is Anyone Else Annoyed At NJ's Minimum Wage Increase In 2023?
New Jersey is raising its minimum wage at the start of 2023 and for the first time in years, it is more than a $1.00.
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Why New Jersey must stop raising the minimum wage at its current rate (Opinion)
Until we're in a place where business is good, people are employed, and prices are reasonable, New Jersey should stop raising the minimum wage at its current rate.
COVID-19 won’t stop NJ’s minimum wage from increasing on Jan. 1
It's a great boost for working New Jerseyans, but quite the obstacle for the folks who hire them.
After minimum wage hike, NJ considers tax breaks for hiring teens
The law increasing New Jersey's minimum wage included $10M in tax credits for hiring workers with disabilities. Another $10M might be added for hiring teens.
Will you get a raise this week? NJ’s minimum wage goes up July 1
The minimum wage is going up in New Jersey, but some workers and company bosses are confused.
Lawmakers encouraged to add millions to Murphy’s budget plan
From $54 million for direct support professionals to $4 million for local news startups, lawmakers heard an earful of funding requests at a budget hearing.
Worried Democrats already want to tweak NJ’s $15 minimum wage
Assemblyman Roy Freiman, D-Somerset, said his bill serves as a "circuit breaker" that presses pause on escalating increases should employment or revenues take a plunge.
First impact of NJ minimum wage hike is local government workers
If the hike in the minimum wage is going to affect property taxes, one of the first places it could show up is in the school budgets approved this spring.
It’s law, and Murphy keeps talking about $15 minimum wage
It could become a cornerstone of his re-election campaign in a few years.
$15 minimum wage for New Jersey to be signed into law Monday
A bill raising New Jersey’s minimum wage to $15 an hour for most workers by 2024 was passed Thursday and will be signed into law Monday.
Legal marijuana deal called close – but then comes the hard part
The $15 minimum wage took many months to negotiate but just two weeks from agreement to approval. The vote on legal marijuana won't come so quickly.
How minimum wage hike could drive up NJ’s Medicare spending
State is being pressed to increase Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements along with the $15 minimum wage, or patients will pay more or providers could close.