As the dog days of summer now seem firmly entranced over Connecticut, this week’s installment of "The Basics" focuses on minimum wages. There are lots of exceptions and rules, but the basics are fairly straightforward:
- Although the federal minimum wage went on on July 24, 2009 to $7.25/hour, Connecticut has its own minimum wage law.
sent to Gov. Rell last month. The vote was 25-9 in the Senate. The vote completes the override process of the minimum wage bill