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New Jersey Minimum Wage Advisory Commission Recommends that State Minimum Wage Be Raised to $8.50 per Hour in 2009.
On December 23, 2008, the State of New Jersey Minimum Wage Advisory Commission issued its Second Annual Report.
New Jersey Minimum Wage Advisory Commission Seeks Public Comments On The Adequacy Of The Minimum Wage.
From now until September 7, 2008, the New Jersey Minimum Wage Advisory Commission is seeking written, public comments concerning the adequacy of New Jersey’s minimum wage. The Commission annually evaluates the adequacy of the state’s minimum wage, and then makes a formal recommendation to the Legislature as to whether any minimum wage increase is necessary.
New Jersey Legislature Declines To Increase State Minimum Wage.
The New Jersey Legislature declined to increase the state minimum wage from $7.15 per hour before ending its session for the extended summer recess, despite a strong December 21, 2007 recommendation by the State of New Jersey Minimum Wage Advisory Commission that the state minimum wage be immediately increased to $8.25 per hour (the poverty threshold wage for a three-person family in 2007).
