💵 ICYMI; NJ Elevates Minimum Wage to $13/Hour

2022 finds NJ workers and employers maneuvering through challenging economic conditions and public health rubrics imposed by government authorities for pandemic management.

With the State's Fiscal Year 2022 half way over (July 1, 2021-June 30, 2022,) the arrival of New Year's Day 2022 also meant a state mandated raise for some workers.

Since roughly April 2021 (late FY 2021) the Murphy administration has been underwritten by the tag line 'Public Health Creates Economic Health' during the at-least weekly NJ Covid-19 Briefings. New Jerseyans, what does that mean? Now - MORE THAN EVER - you decide.

"The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) sets the minimum wage for the coming year using either the rate specified in the law or a calculation based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI), whichever is higher. Once the minimum wage reaches $15 per hour, the state Constitution specifies that it continue to increase annually based on any increase in the Consumer Price Index."