(Bloomberg) -- New Jersey will raise its minimum wage for most employees by $1 to $11 an hour in January.
The move is part of a law signed by Governor Phil Murphy in February that increases the minimum wage incrementally until it reaches $15 in 2024 for most employees. Before the measure took effect in July, the minimum wage was $8.85.
The law allows a longer phase-in for seasonal, farm and small-business workers. Their minimum wage will increase to $10.30 an hour on Jan. 1, and won’t reach $15 until 2027.
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