Minimum Wage

New and Updated

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  District of Columbia Minimum Wage Increases to $18.40

  Updated to reflect the 2026 annual inflation adjustment to the minimum wage.

• Date:

  January 8, 2026

  Type:

  Editor's Choice

  New Year, New Compliance Requirements: See What's in Store for Employers in 2026

  Updated to reflect amended Oregon paid family and medical leave rules and amended Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, paid sick leave guidance.

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Minimum Wage: Hawaii

  Updated to reflect an increase in the state minimum wage, effective January 1, 2026.

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Minimum Wage: Colorado

  Updated to reflect increases in the state minimum wage and the local minimum wages in Boulder, Boulder County, Denver and Edgewater, effective January 1, 2026.

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Minimum Wage: Connecticut

  Updated to reflect an increase in the state minimum wage, effective January 1, 2026. 

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Minimum Wage: Arizona

  Updated to reflect increases in the state minimum wage and the local minimum wages in Flagstaff and Tucson, effective January 1, 2026.

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Minimum Wage: Maine

  Updated to reflect increases in the state minimum wage and the local minimum wages in Portland and Rockland, effective January 1, 2026.

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Minimum Wage: Michigan

  Updated to reflect an increase in the state minimum wage, effective January 1, 2026.

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Minimum Wage: Minnesota

  Updated to reflect increases in the state minimum wage and the local minimum wages in Minneapolis and St. Paul, effective January 1, 2026.

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Minimum Wage: Missouri

  Updated to reflect an increase in the state minimum wage, effective January 1, 2026.