NJ Minimum Wage Law
Governor Murphy on Feb. 4 signed a law to raise New Jersey’s minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2024. The minimum wage in New Jersey is $8.85 per hour, and the increase will happen in increments as follows:
EFFECTIVE DATE MINIMUM WAGE INCREASES TO
July 1, 2019 $10 per hour
Jan. 1, 2020 $11 per hour
Jan. 1, 2021 $12 per hour
Jan. 1, 2022 $13 per hour
Jan. 1, 2023 $14 per hour
Jan. 1, 2024 $15 per hour
This law may impact some DDD-funded provider agencies and individuals who receive DDD-funded services from self-directed employees.
Provider agencies will need to familiarize themselves with the new law and make whatever wage adjustments are needed to comply with the law as it rolls out over the next five years.
Individuals who receive DDD-funded services from a self-directed employee will need to make sure they comply with the new law by ensuring their employee’s hourly wage is at least $10 by July 1, $11 by Jan. 1 and so on.
To increase a self-directed employee’s hourly wage, individuals must contact their Support Coordinator, and the fiscal intermediary that issues payments to their employee.
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DDD Quarterly Update Meetings Will be Held Wednesday, June 19
The Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD) quarterly update meetings will be held
Wednesday, June 19, 2019
. Please see webinar registration link and RSVP instructions below.
Quarterly Update Meeting for PROVIDERS, INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES
Date: Wednesday, June 19
Time: 2 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Location: Webinar
Quarterly Update Meeting for INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES
Date: Wednesday, June 19
Time: 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Location: 5 Commerce Way, Room 199 A/B, Hamilton, NJ 08691