Minimum Wage

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• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  California Minimum Wage Increases to $16.90

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

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Minimum Wage: Mississippi

  Brightmine is not aware of any Mississippi state minimum wage law applicable to private employers.

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Minimum Wage: Alabama

  Brightmine is not aware of any Alabama state minimum wage law applicable to private employers.

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Minimum Wage: Louisiana

  Brightmine is not aware of any Louisiana state minimum wage law applicable to private employers.

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  Missouri Minimum Wage Is Adjusted for Inflation

  Updated to reflect the repeal of annual inflation adjustments to the state minimum wage.

• Date:

  July 3, 2025

  Type:

  News

  Subminimum Wages Taken Off the Chopping Block

  The DOL is withdrawing a Biden-era plan to end subminimum wages for workers with disabilities.

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  District of Columbia Minimum Wage Increases to $17.95

  Updated to reflect the postponement of a scheduled decrease to the minimum wage tip credit.

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  Rhode Island Minimum Wage Increases to $17.00

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  Rhode Island Minimum Wage Increases to $16.00

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Minimum Wage: Georgia

  Updated to reflect the repeal of the state subminimum wage, effective July 1, 2025.