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Minimum wage to increase to $11 an hour on Oct. 1
HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) – A new law, which takes effect on Tuesday, raises the state’s minimum wage from $10.10 to $11 an hour.
That wage will go to $15 in 2023.
Many businesses are being affected. Grocery stores are being greatly impacted because they hire a lot of minimum wage employees.
One grocery store says it’s one of the reasons they will have to close.
After nearly 10 year, a Shop Rite in West Hartford will be closing.
Read more: https://www.wfsb.com/news/minimum-wage-to-increase-on-oct/article_673b0c0c-e3bc-11e9-9b6b-6b9661ba4b1b.html