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Connecticut Minimum Wage Will Soon Increase To $14 Connecticut Minimum Wage Will Soon Increase To $14
Connecticut Minimum Wage Will Soon Increase To $14 Connecticut's minimum wage is set to increase in the coming days as part of the state's five-year plan to increase the minimum wage to $15 in 2023. Gov. Ned Lamont issued a reminder that beginning Friday, July 1, Connecticut's minimum wage will increase from $13 to $14. Lamont signed legislation three years ago that schedules increases in the minimum wage over the course of five years.  “For too long, while the nation’s economy grew, the income of the lowest-earning workers has stayed flat, making already existing pay disparities even worse and preventing hardworking families from obt…