According to MarketWatch, the minimum wage is rising in the following seven states:

• Arizona – 10 cents to $7.35
• Colorado – 12 cents to $7.36
• Montana – 10 cents to $7.35
• Ohio – 10 cents to $7.40
• Oregon – 10 cents to $8.50
• Vermont – 9 cents to $8.15
• Washington – 12 cents to $8.67

17 states and Washington, D.C. will have minimum wages higher than the national minimum wage.  Generally, employers are prohibited from paying their nonexempt employees less than the national minimum wage under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) or less than the minimum wage of their state under their state’s labor laws.  For more information about the FLSA and state labor laws, click here.