Starting Jan. 1, minimum wage will rise by more than 50 cents, to $16.48, with some exceptions

Automatic hourly rate nears $16, but many workers exempted

Wage for most hourly workers to be almost $16. Several groups still exempt from that minimum

A new bill in Trenton would require restaurants to pay all employees minimum wage

In previous addresses, Gov. Phil Murphy listed accomplishments

Most low-wage workers will be paid $15.49 an hour

Jobs data and interest rates look good, but concerns about some Trump policies

An automatic increase will take the minimum wage to $15.49 on Jan. 1

Rents are increasing at a higher rate than in other parts of US

Cost-of-living raise will push minimum wage up

By law, farmworkers are paid $12 an hour and exempt from state's $15 an hour minimum wage

On Jan. 1, the state minimum wage increased to $15.13 an hour

Boost is latest in series of automatic resets mandated under law Murphy signed in 2019

New Jersey wind port looks for manufacturing tenant

Workers and small-business owners differ on the impact of the $1 increase

NJ residents may feel the impact of Hurricane Ida in higher gas prices

People ‘forced to double up or triple up or live in unsafe housing conditions in order to keep a roof over their head’