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Many states tie the minimum wage to cost of living spikes, creating automatic yearly pay bumps. Several states have already announced their minimum wage hikes for 2012.
Colorado is among this group, with an expected increase of 28 cents to raise the minimum wage to $7.64. Washington's minimum wage will increase 37 cents to $9.04. Depending on where you live this means an extra $582 and $770 for full-time workers. See the full list of changes below.
Businesses sue, but courts rule wages must go up
The wage spikes aren't too popular with businesses nationwide and some groups sued to block the increases. But courts ruled against them and said that as part of state law the wage hikes have to be enacted.
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Does your state make the list?
Here is a list of states that have announced wage increases.
If you are not paid overtime, contact our employment attorneys to recover your pay - in some cases we have recovered up to three years of back pay for our clients. Order our free book to learn about wage and overtime laws and what to do if your employer owes you money.
The Texas overtime lawyers at Kennedy Hodges represent workers nationwide and across Texas in:
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