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Minimum Wage Rises in NY to $6.75 Per Hour POSTED January 1, 2006 New Yorkers who work in retail stores or fast food restaurants can rejoice again for the second straight year. The Empire State has raised the minimum wage by 75 cents starting on January 1. The minimum wage in New York State is now $6.75 per hour, up from $6.00 and a 12% increase. The wage hike will affect about 360,000 New Yorkers. This new increase in wages is the second rise in a three-year plan. The minimum wage is set to go up another 40 cents to $7.15 on January 1, 2007. Even with the rise in minimum wage, the amount earned is meager when you consider the soaring costs in the state for health care, housing and gas over the past year. Employers criticize the increase because they say it will hurt hiring and force them to raise prices to cover costs. Exceptions to the minimum wage requirements are: - Executives and administrators earning more than $450.00 per week - Professionals - Outside salespersons - Taxicab drivers - Government employees (However, certain non-teaching employees of BOCES are covered) - Part-time babysitters - Companions to the sick or elderly who live in their employer's home and whose principal duties do not include housework - Ministers and members of religious orders - Volunteers, learners, apprentices and students working in non-profit institutions - Students obtaining vocational experience - Independent contractors Other states are also boosting minimum wages. Connecticut is now paying $7.40 per hour as of January 1 and will go up to $7.65 an hour in 2007. Connecticut's minimum wage is now the second highest in the nation, behind Oregon, which has a minimum wage of $7.50 per hour. In New Jersey, the minimum wage is currently $6.15 per hour and will increase to $7.15 per hour on October 1, 2006.

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