Minimum Wage

New and Updated

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Minimum Wage: Washington

  Updated to reflect increases in the state minimum wage and the local minimum wages in Bellingham, Burien, King County, Renton, SeaTac, Seattle and Tukwila, effective January 1, 2025. 

• Type:

  50-State Charts

  Airport Minimum Wage Requirements

  Updated to reflect increases in the minimum wage at multiple airports, effective January 1, 2025.

• Date:

  December 17, 2024

  Type:

  News

  Labor Department Withdraws Tip Credit Rule

  The Department of Labor has formally rescinded a 2021 rule that made it more difficult for employers to claim a minimum wage tip credit under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Minimum Wage: Federal

  Updated to reflect technical changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) rule regarding dual jobs, effective December 17, 2024. 

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  FLSA "80/20 Plus 30" Tip Credit Rule Takes Effect

  Updated to reflect the repeal of the rule, effective December 17, 2024. 

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  Santa Rosa, California, Minimum Wage Increases to $17.87

  Updated to reflect the 2025 annual inflation adjustment to the minimum wage.

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  Santa Rosa, California, Minimum Wage Is Adjusted for Inflation

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  Richmond, California, Minimum Wage Increases to $17.77

  Updated to reflect the 2025 annual inflation adjustment to the minimum wage.

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  Richmond, California, Minimum Wage Is Adjusted for Inflation

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  Boulder, Colorado, Minimum Wage Is Adjusted for Inflation