Connecticut
Proposal to raise Connecticut minimum wage for tipped workers
HARTFORD, Conn. (WFSB) – A proposed bill aims to ensure that Connecticut’s tipped workers earn equal pay.
On January 1st, tipped workers who currently make $6-to-$8 an hour will see the minimum wage for other workers increase to $15.69.
The proposal, called “One Fair Wage”, asks lawmakers to consider dropping a provision allowing tipped workers to be paid less than other employees.
Similar movements have seen bills passed in several states, as well as the District of Columbia and Chicago.
Advocates say the goal is to close the gap between minimum wage workers and those who rely on tips, like bartenders and waiters.
Also, it would remove the provision that allows employers under certain conditions to pay less than the minimum wage to learners, apprentices, and others under 18.
Lawmakers will discuss the proposal in Hartford at the Legislative Office Building on Tuesday.
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