Connecticut Minimum Wage To Increase Again On June 1

The $14.00 per hour to $15.00 per hour increase goes into effect Thursday, June 1. The change is the result of legislation that schedules several gradual increases in the minimum wage to occur over a five-year period. "No one should work a full-time job and live in poverty," Lamont said. "For too long, while the nation's economy grew, the income of the lowest earning workers stayed flat, making existing pay disparities even worse and preventing hardworking families from obtaining financial security." Lamont signed the minimum wage increase bill into law...