Minimum Wage Up to $8 An Hour In New York In 2014

The new rate is 75 cents above the federal rate, which was also New York’s minimum until now.

It’s the first of three incremental boosts that were approved by the Legislature and Gov. Cuomo when they passed the state budget in March. The minimum for most workers will increase at the end of 2014 to $8.75 an hour and to $9 an hour a year after that.

The minimums for workers in the restaurant industry who get tips may remain $5 an hour, with employers able to raise the maximum tip credits to $3 an hour the first year, $3.75 the second and $4 after that.

Advocates for New York’s working poor want the Legislature to revisit the issue this year, saying the minimum should be $10 to $15 an hour and include workers who get tips.

By: Alan

Alan Colmes is the publisher of Liberaland.