<H3>• U.S. Minimum Wage Increases — 2016</H3>

“State and local legislatures continue to be busy with minimum wage legislation. As in past years, employers with multi-state operations must remain abreast of these changes. Many state laws provide for annual increases based on the U.S. Consumer Price Index and inflation.

”Except as noted below, higher state minimum wages are effective January 1, 2016. Because hospitality and similar employers also need to be aware of changes to the permissible tip credit that affect the minimum wage they must pay to customarily tipped employees, such increases also appear below.…”

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