With the start of the New Year, Ohio’s minimum wage increased by ten cents to $7.95 for non-tipped employees and by five cents to $3.98 for tipped employees. The increase only applies to employers with annual gross receipts of more than $292,000.00. Ohio employers who gross less than $292,000.00 annually must pay their employees at least the federal minimum wage, which remains unchanged at $7.25 for non-tipped employees and $2.13 for tipped employees.
In addition to Ohio, the following states increased their minimum wage for 2014 as follows:
| 2014 STATE MINIMUM WAGE INCREASES | ||||
| State | Non-tipped | Increase | Tipped | Increase |
Arizona |
$7.90 |
$0.10 |
$4.90 |
$0.10 |
California† |
$9.00 |
$1.00 |
N/A |
N/A |
Colorado†† |
$8.00 |
$0.22 |
$4.98 |
$0.22 |
Connecticut |
$8.70 |
$0.45 |
(No change) |
|
Florida |
$7.93 |
$0.14 |
$4.91 |
$0.14 |
Missouri |
$7.50 |
$0.15 |
$3.75 |
$0.08 |
Montana |
$7.90 |
$0.10 |
N/A |
N/A |
New Jersey |
$8.25 |
$1.00 |
(No change) |
|
New York |
$8.00 |
$0.75 |
(Varies by industry) |
|
Ohio* |
$7.95 |
$0.10 |
$3.98 |
$0.05 |
Oregon |
$9.10 |
$0.15 |
N/A |
N/A |
Rhode Island |
$8.00 |
$0.25 |
(No change) |
|
Vermont |
$8.73 |
$0.13 |
$4.23 |
$0.06 |
Washington |
$9.32 |
$0.13 |
N/A |
N/A |
†Not effective until July 1, 2014. |
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*David Frantz practices in all areas of labor and employment law. For more information about changes to the minimum wage or your labor and employment law needs, please contact David (dpf@zrlaw.com) at 216.696.4441.