Arizona 2016 Minimum Wage Holds the Line
The Industrial Commission of Arizona (ICA) announced that the Arizona minimum wage will remain at $8.05 per hour effective January 1, 2016. Employers are required to replace previous versions of the Arizona Minimum Wage notice even though the minimum wage rate remained the same.
The ICA administers and enforces the State’s minimum wage.
Arizona Tipped Workers Minimum Wage
Employees who are tipped earn a base rate of $5.05 per hour thanks to a $3 tip credit.
Tipped workers include people who customarily receives tips, typically in the restaurant, hospitality, and personal services industries:
- Food servers
- Bussers
- Bartenders
- Bellhops / Valets
- Car wash attendants
- Hairdressers / Barbers
Arizona Annual Minimum Wage Calculation
Arizona’s minimum wage can be adjusted annually based on increases in the cost of living based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI). Any adjustments to the Arizona minimum wage are rounded to the nearest nickel (five-cent increments).
History of Arizona Minimum Wage
The State enacted the Arizona Minimum Wage Act (Proposition 202) in 2006 after a successful ballot measure. The table below shows Arizona’s minimum wage rates since 2006 and the percentage of increase for each year, if any.
| Year | Minimum Wage | % Change |
| 2006 | $5.15* | NA |
| 2007 | $6.75 | 31.068% |
| 2008 | $6.90 | 2.222% |
| 2009 | $7.25 | 5.072% |
| 2010 | $7.25 | 0.000% |
| 2011 | $7.35 | 1.379% |
| 2012 | $7.65 | 4.082% |
| 2013 | $7.80 | 1.961% |
| 2014 | $7.90 | 1.282% |
| 2015 | $8.05 | 1.899% |
| 2016 | $8.05 | 0.000% |
*Pre-indexed rate.
Arizona Minimum Wage Poster
Arizona employers are required to display the most current Arizona Minimum Wage notice
in a conspicuous place where employees can read the poster. The Arizona 2016 Minimum Wage notice is included as part of GovDocs’ Arizona Workplace Poster Packages, along with other required postings:
- Unemployment Compensation
- Workers’ Compensation Insurance (Memo)
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- Prohibition of Discrimination
- Work Exposure to Bodily Fluids
- Constructive Discharge
- Minimum Wage
- No Smoking Poster
- E-Verify
- Right to Work
- Work Exposure to MRSA, Spinal Meningitis, or TB
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Richmond, Calif. 2016 Minimum Wage Increase
$11.52 per hour in 2016 for Richmond, California minimum wage workers. Revised posting required.
Beginning January 1, 2016, employers in Richmond, California will need to give their minimum wage workers a pay boost. The new rate of $11.52 per hour represents a 16 percent increase over the previous rate – and it’s not done increasing.
The Richmond Minimum Wage Ordinance establishes a $13.00 per hour minimum wage for 2018 with the rate being adjusted for inflation beginning 2019, subject to changes in the Consumer Price Index (CPI). The City would announce any increases to the rate by October 1 each year.
If an employer pays at least $1.50 per hour towards an employee’s medical benefits plan, then the employer can deduct the $1.50 from the minimum wage amount.
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Richmond California Minimum Wage Posting Requirements
The revised Richmond Minimum Wage Notice is required to be displayed January 1, 2016 “in a conspicuous place at any workplace or job site where any Employee works”.
Additionally, if at least 5 percent of workers in a Richmond business speak any language other than English, then the employer should display the minimum wage notice in that language. The City of Richmond provides versions in Spanish, Chinese, and Laotian.
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Rhode Island Raises 2016 Minimum Wage
Minimum wage workers in Rhode Island will receive a six percent increase on their paychecks in 2016.
[wc_divider style=”dotted” line=”single” margin_top=”” margin_bottom=””]The State of Rhode Island enacted a new law raising the State’s minimum wage to $9.60, effective January 1, 2016. The current Rhode Island minimum wage rate is $9.00 and will remain in effect until December 31, 2015.
The 2016 increase represents the eighth increase since Rhode Island implemented a State minimum wage in 1999.
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[/wc_box]Rhode Island Minimum Wage Notice Requirements
According to GovDocs Compliance Counsel, Anne Jakala, Esq., the State’s posting requirement hasn’t changed – just the minimum wage amount.
“The amendment to the Rhode Island minimum wage law doesn’t specifically address posting the new minimum wage rate; however, Rhode Island’s existing statutes require the posting of minimum wage orders by employers in a ‘conspicuous and accessible place’.” (Title 28 §28-12-11)
GovDocs expects the State to release the updated minimum wage posting later in the year. The existing posting law does not require this posting in any other language than English.
The Rhode Island minimum wage notice is part of the GovDocs Rhode Island Compliance Package, which includes postings required for Rhode Island workplaces:
- Workers’ Compensation Act
- Discrimination
- Notice To All Employees (Unemployment & Disability Insurance)
- State Minimum Wage Poster
- Parental & Family Medical Leave Act
- Ignoring This Poster Can Be Hazardous To Your Health (Right To Know)
- Sexual Harassment In Employment
- Whistleblowers’ Protection Act
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