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Minimum Wage Advisory Commission Recommends Maintaining the Current Minimum Wage Rate

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On February 11, 2011, the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development released the Minimum Wage Advisory Commission’s report, which recommends that the state minimum wage remain at $7.25 per hour, the current federal rate. The Commission based this recommendation on the overall cost of living in New Jersey, the cost of living in New Jersey as compared to other states, and employment self-sufficiency standards.

On February 11, 2011, the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development released the Minimum Wage Advisory Commission’s report, which recommends that the state minimum wage remain at $7.25 per hour, the current federal rate. The Commission based this recommendation on the overall cost of living in New Jersey, the cost of living in New Jersey as compared to other states, and employment self-sufficiency standards.

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