{"id":6344,"date":"2026-07-01T08:36:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T13:36:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/blog\/?p=6344"},"modified":"2026-07-01T08:37:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T13:37:13","slug":"hr-update-state-minimum-wage-increases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/blog\/2026\/07\/01\/hr-update-state-minimum-wage-increases\/","title":{"rendered":"HR Update: State Minimum Wage Increases"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/images\/newsletter\/HR\/July26_Minimum-Wage-Updates.jpg\" alt=\"HR Update: State Minimum Wage Increases\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To help keep you informed of the latest employment law developments, we&#8217;re providing this special HR update highlighting the state and local minimum wage increases that take effect today, July 1. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/PDFs\/July2026_MinimumWage.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here<\/a> or on the images below to view the complete minimum wage update, including the full summary of new rates and effective dates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/PDFs\/July2026_MinimumWage.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/images\/newsletter\/hr\/Blog\/July2026_MinimumWage_Page1.jpg\" alt=\"State Minimum Wage Increases\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/PDFs\/July2026_MinimumWage.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/images\/newsletter\/hr\/Blog\/July2026_MinimumWage_Page2.jpg\" alt=\"State Minimum Wage Increases\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To help keep you informed of the latest employment law developments, we&#8217;re providing this special HR update highlighting the state and local minimum wage increases that take effect today, July 1. 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