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Connecticut Minimum Wage Increase Takes Effect Today

Mark Lennihan
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AP

As of Tuesday the minimum wage in Connecticut has been raised to 12 dollars an hour. Under a law signed by Governor Ned Lamont, it will rise to 15-dollars an hour by 2023.

Small business owners say they are worried about increased labor costs during the pandemic. Many say they don’t know if they will be able to survive.

Minimum wage workers who support the increase say it will help them climb up the economic ladder.

Clare is a former news fellow with WSHU Public Radio.