{
 "task": "min_wage",
 "label": "Minimum wage rate applicability by state",
 "capabilities": [
  "state-comparison",
  "rate-lookup-by-year",
  "threshold-test",
  "verbatim-citation",
  "machine-readable-packs"
 ],
 "policy": {
  "binding": "Only parameters verbatim-verified against official releases and statutes are computed.",
  "verification": "Every pack number is re-asserted in CI (scripts/verify_standards.py).",
  "updates": "Rates change every Jan 1 (CPI-W). Watchdog cron re-verifies against com.ohio.gov each December.",
  "scope_note": "Educational calculator, not a legal determination."
 },
 "states": {
  "verified": [
   {
    "key": "oh",
    "name": "Ohio",
    "mechanism": "Ohio Const. Art II §34a (2006): minimum wage adjusts each Jan 1 by CPI-W (12 months ending August). Ohio Revised Code ch. 4111. Administered by Ohio Dept of Commerce, Bureau of Wage & Hour Administration.",
    "years": {
     "2027": {
      "standard": 11.4,
      "tipped": 5.7,
      "gross_receipts_threshold": 419000,
      "pct_change": 3.5,
      "effective": "2027-01-01",
      "source": "https://com.ohio.gov/about-us/media-center/news/ohio-minimum-wage-to-increase-in-2027",
      "source_date": "2026-09-30"
     },
     "2026": {
      "standard": 11.0,
      "tipped": 5.5,
      "gross_receipts_threshold": 405000,
      "pct_change": 2.8,
      "effective": "2026-01-01",
      "source": "https://com.ohio.gov/about-us/media-center/news/ohio+minimum+wage+set+to+increase+in+2026",
      "source_date": "2025-12-31"
     },
     "2025": {
      "standard": 10.7,
      "tipped": 5.35,
      "gross_receipts_threshold": 394000,
      "effective": "2025-01-01"
     }
    },
    "fallbacks": {
     "under_threshold_or_minor": {
      "rate": 7.25,
      "basis": "Federal FLSA (29 U.S.C. § 206); Ohio Const. II-34a proviso for employers ≤ threshold and 14/15-year-olds"
     }
    },
    "tipped_rule": "Employees receiving more than $30/month in tips may be paid 50% of the state minimum when tips bring earnings to the full state minimum.",
    "constitution": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-constitution/section-2.34a",
    "orc": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/chapter-4111",
    "verified": "2026-10-29",
    "page": "/rules-check/ohio-minimum-wage"
   },
   {
    "key": "tx",
    "name": "Texas",
    "mechanism": "Tex. Labor Code ch. 62: § 62.051 adopts the federal FLSA minimum (29 U.S.C. § 206) — no higher state rate. § 62.0515: state minimum supersedes local wage ordinances for private employment.",
    "years": {
     "always": {
      "standard": 7.25,
      "tipped_cash": 2.13,
      "basis": "Federal FLSA § 6 / § 3(t)"
     }
    },
    "exceptions": "§ 62.057: patients/clients of Dept of State Health Services facilities (therapy/sheltered-workshop) may be paid a percentage of base wage.",
    "statute": "https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LA/htm/LA.62.htm",
    "verified": "2026-10-29",
    "page": "/rules-check/ohio-minimum-wage"
   },
   {
    "key": "fl",
    "name": "Florida",
    "mechanism": "Fla. Const. Art X § 24 (Nov 2020 amendment): $1/yr increases from $10 (Sept 30, 2021) reaching $15.00 on Sept 30, 2026; thereafter inflation-adjusted annually (announced Sept 30, effective following Jan 1). Implemented by Fla. Stat. § 448.110 ('Florida Minimum Wage Act') and § 448.109 (notice).",
    "periods": {
     "2026-27": {
      "standard": 15.0,
      "tipped_cash": 11.98,
      "window": "2026-09-30 to 2027-09-29",
      "source": "https://floridajobs.org/docs/business-growth-and-partnerships/for-employers/posters-and-required-notices/2026-minimum-wage/2026-minimum-wage-poster---english16e611e896c44cfaa710ab7c79bd743e.pdf"
     },
     "2025-26": {
      "standard": 14.0,
      "tipped_cash": 10.98,
      "window": "2025-09-30 to 2026-09-29"
     }
    },
    "applicability": "All Florida employers — no gross-receipts threshold.",
    "enforcement": "Employee notice + 15-day cure period, then civil action (back wages + damages + attorney fees); intentional violation $1,000 fine per violation (§ 448.110).",
    "statute": "http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0400-0499/0448/Sections/0448.110.html",
    "verified": "2026-10-29",
    "page": "/rules-check/ohio-minimum-wage"
   },
   {
    "key": "ca",
    "name": "California",
    "mechanism": "Cal. Labor Code § 1182.12: CPI-W annual adjustment capped at 3.5%, may not decrease. Single rate for all employer sizes (26+/25− tracks merged since 2023). $16.90/hr from Jan 1, 2026 (DIR news release 2025-118, Dec 5 2025); $16.50 in 2025.",
    "years": {
     "2026": {
      "standard": 16.9,
      "exempt_salary_threshold": 70304,
      "exempt_formula": "rate × 2 × 40 × 52",
      "source": "https://www.dir.ca.gov/DIRNews/2025/2025-118.html",
      "source_date": "2025-12-05"
     },
     "2025": {
      "standard": 16.5,
      "exempt_salary_threshold": 68640
     }
    },
    "tip_credit": "NONE — California law does not allow a tip credit; tipped employees are paid the full state minimum in cash.",
    "industry_local": "Higher rates exist (fast food, certain health care wage orders; many city/county ordinances) — see DIR wage orders. Not bound in this pack.",
    "statute": "https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=LAB&sectionNum=1182.12.",
    "verified": "2026-10-29",
    "page": "/rules-check/ohio-minimum-wage"
   }
  ],
  "roadmap": [
   "all-50"
  ],
  "packs": {
   "ak": {
    "name": "Alaska",
    "rates": {
     "current": {
      "standard": 14.0,
      "effective": "2026-07-01"
     }
    },
    "mechanism": "AS 23.10.065 as amended by Ballot Measure 1 (2024): steps $13 (2025) → $14 (2026-07-01) → $15 (2027-07-01); inflation indexing resumes 2028-01-01 (Anchorage CPI-U, rounded up).",
    "sources": [
     "https://labor.alaska.gov/lss/whhome.htm",
     "https://labor.alaska.gov/news/2025/news25-11.htm"
    ],
    "verified": "2026-10-29"
   },
   "al": {
    "name": "Alabama",
    "rates": {
     "current": {
      "standard": 7.25,
      "effective": "federal",
      "tipped": 2.13,
      "tip_credit_note": "Federal rule — tipped cash $2.13 + tips to $7.25."
     }
    },
    "mechanism": "No state rate. Alabama Uniform Minimum Wage Act (Act 2016-18, §§25-7-40..45) preempts the entire field of local wage regulation (passed to void Birmingham's $10.10 ordinance).",
    "sources": [
     "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=25-7-45"
    ],
    "verified": "2026-10-29"
   },
   "ar": {
    "name": "Arkansas",
    "rates": {
     "current": {
      "standard": 11.0,
      "effective": "2021-01-01",
      "tipped": 2.63,
      "tip_credit_note": "Allowed — tipped cash $2.63 (state figure > federal $2.13) + tips to $11.00."
     }
    },
    "mechanism": "Ark. Code §11-4-210 (2018 Issue 5): $9.25→$10→$11 schedule complete; not indexed; applies to 4+ employee employers.",
    "sources": [
     "https://labor.arkansas.gov/labor/labor-standards/minimum-wage-and-overtime/"
    ],
    "verified": "2026-10-29"
   },
   "az": {
    "name": "Arizona",
    "rates": {
     "current": {
      "standard": 15.15,
      "effective": "2026-01-01",
      "tipped": 12.15,
      "tip_credit_note": "Allowed up to $3.00/hr — tipped minimum $12.15 (2026)."
     }
    },
    "mechanism": "Prop 206 / A.R.S. §23-363(B): annual CPI adjustment announced Sept, effective Jan 1 ($14.70→$15.15 for 2026; $15.65 announced for 2027).",
    "sources": [
     "https://azica.gov/sites/default/files/2025-10/2026%20Minimum%20Wage.pdf"
    ],
    "verified": "2026-10-29"
   },
   "co": {
    "name": "Colorado",
    "rates": {
     "current": {
      "standard": 15.16,
      "effective": "2026-01-01",
      "tipped": 12.14,
      "tip_credit_note": "Allowed up to $3.02/hr (2026) — tipped cash minimum $12.14."
     }
    },
    "mechanism": "Colo. Const. Art XVIII §15 (Amendment 70) + COMPS Order #51: annual Colorado CPI-U adjustment ($15.16 for 2026; $15.71/$12.69 announced for 2027).",
    "sources": [
     "https://cdle.colorado.gov/dlss",
     "https://cdle.colorado.gov/press-releases/press-release-colorado-minimum-wage-will-increase-to-1571/hour-in-2027"
    ],
    "verified": "2026-10-29"
   },
   "ct": {
    "name": "Connecticut",
    "rates": {
     "current": {
      "standard": 16.94,
      "effective": "2026-01-01",
      "tipped": 6.38,
      "tip_credit_note": "Restaurant/hotel wage order: waitperson cash $6.38, bartender $8.23 + tips to $16.94."
     }
    },
    "mechanism": "PA 19-4: annual Employment Cost Index adjustment ($16.94 for 2026; $17.48 announced for 2027, +3.2% ECI).",
    "sources": [
     "https://portal.ct.gov/dol/divisions/wage-and-workplace-standards"
    ],
    "verified": "2026-10-29"
   },
   "dc": {
    "name": "District of Columbia",
    "rates": {
     "current": {
      "standard": 18.4,
      "effective": "2026-07-01",
      "tipped": 10.3,
      "tip_credit_note": "Allowed — tipped base $10.30 (2026-07-01) + tips to $18.40; tip-declaration & disaggregated pay stubs required."
     }
    },
    "mechanism": "D.C. Code §32-1003 (Fair Shot Act): annual CPI-W (Washington MSA) increase each July 1 ($17.95→$18.40); tipped share rises to 75% of standard by 2034.",
    "sources": [
     "https://does.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/does/publication/attachments/2026%20Minimum%20Wage%20Increase%20Noticevf%20-%20Clean%20updated.pdf",
     "https://oag.dc.gov/worker-rights/wage-and-hour-laws"
    ],
    "verified": "2026-10-29"
   },
   "de": {
    "name": "Delaware",
    "rates": {
     "current": {
      "standard": 15.0,
      "effective": "2025-01-01",
      "tipped": 2.23,
      "tip_credit_note": "Allowed — tipped cash $2.23 + tips to $15.00."
     }
    },
    "mechanism": "19 Del. C. §902(a): steps complete at $15.00 (2025-01-01); no indexing; federal floor applies if higher.",
    "sources": [
     "https://industrialaffairs.delaware.gov/wage-hour?hsLang=en-us"
    ],
    "verified": "2026-10-29"
   },
   "ga": {
    "name": "Georgia",
    "rates": {
     "current": {
      "standard": 7.25,
      "effective": "federal",
      "tipped": 2.13,
      "tip_credit_note": "Federal rule — tipped cash $2.13 + tips to $7.25."
     }
    },
    "mechanism": "O.C.G.A. §34-4-3 sets $5.15 but excludes FLSA-covered employers and ≤5-employee/≤$40k businesses — in practice federal $7.25 governs (GA DOL states this on its official page).",
    "sources": [
     "https://dol.georgia.gov/minimum-wage"
    ],
    "verified": "2026-10-29"
   },
   "hi": {
    "name": "Hawaii",
    "rates": {
     "current": {
      "standard": 16.0,
      "effective": "2026-01-01",
      "tipped": 14.75,
      "tip_credit_note": "Allowed up to $1.25/hr — tipped cash $14.75 (2026); credit rises to $1.50 in 2028."
     }
    },
    "mechanism": "HRS §387-3 as amended by Act 114 (2022): fixed steps $14 (2024) → $16 (2026-01-01) → $18 (2028-01-01); no CPI indexing.",
    "sources": [
     "http://labor.hawaii.gov/wsd/minimum-wage"
    ],
    "verified": "2026-10-29"
   },
   "ia": {
    "name": "Iowa",
    "rates": {
     "current": {
      "standard": 7.25,
      "effective": "2008-01-01",
      "tipped": 4.35,
      "tip_credit_note": "Allowed up to 40% ($2.90) — tipped cash $4.35 + tips to $7.25."
     }
    },
    "mechanism": "Iowa Code 91D.1(1)(a): fixed $7.25 since 2008; no indexing; local minimums barred (Iowa Code 364.3(12)).",
    "sources": [
     "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/ico/chapter/91D.pdf"
    ],
    "verified": "2026-10-29"
   },
   "id": {
    "name": "Idaho",
    "rates": {
     "current": {
      "standard": 7.25,
      "effective": "2009-07-24",
      "tipped": 3.35,
      "tip_credit_note": "Allowed — tipped cash $3.35 when tips + cash ≥ $7.25 (credit $3.90)."
     }
    },
    "mechanism": "Idaho Code §44-1502 ties the state rate to the federal FLSA minimum; no state indexing.",
    "sources": [
     "https://www.labor.idaho.gov/businesses/labor-laws/labor-laws-faq/"
    ],
    "verified": "2026-10-29"
   },
   "il": {
    "name": "Illinois",
    "rates": {
     "current": {
      "standard": 15.0,
      "effective": "2025-01-01",
      "tipped": 9.0,
      "tip_credit_note": "Allowed up to 40% — tipped cash $9.00; Chicago tipped $12.96, Cook $9.25."
     }
    },
    "mechanism": "820 ILCS 105/4 (P.A. 101-1): schedule completed at $15.00 (2025-01-01); no state indexing; Chicago ($17.07/26) and Cook County ($15.40) index locally.",
    "sources": [
     "https://labor.illinois.gov/laws-rules/fls/minimum-wage-law.html"
    ],
    "verified": "2026-10-29"
   },
   "in": {
    "name": "Indiana",
    "rates": {
     "current": {
      "standard": 7.25,
      "effective": "2009-07-24",
      "tipped": 2.13,
      "tip_credit_note": "Allowed — tipped cash fixed at $2.13 (1996 federal level) + tips to $7.25."
     }
    },
    "mechanism": "IC 22-2-2-4(c): employers with 2+ employees pay the federal FLSA minimum; §22-2-2-10.5 bars local minimums.",
    "sources": [
     "https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_22.html"
    ],
    "verified": "2026-10-29"
   },
   "ks": {
    "name": "Kansas",
    "rates": {
     "current": {
      "standard": 7.25,
      "effective": "2010-01-01",
      "tipped": 2.13,
      "tip_credit_note": "Allowed — tipped cash $2.13 + tips to $7.25."
     }
    },
    "mechanism": "K.S.A. 44-1203: flat $7.25 — but §44-1203(c) excludes FLSA-covered employers, so federal law governs almost everyone; state law reaches small non-FLSA employers.",
    "sources": [
     "https://www.kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/statute/044_000_0000_chapter/044_012_0000_article/044_012_0003_section/044_012_0003_k"
    ],
    "verified": "2026-10-29"
   },
   "ky": {
    "name": "Kentucky",
    "rates": {
     "current": {
      "standard": 7.25,
      "effective": "2009-07-01",
      "tipped": 2.13,
      "tip_credit_note": "Allowed — tipped cash $2.13 (>$30/month tips) + tips to $7.25."
     }
    },
    "mechanism": "KRS 337.275(1): $7.25, auto-ratchets to any federal increase; KRS 65.016 bars local minimum-wage ordinances.",
    "sources": [
     "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=32064"
    ],
    "verified": "2026-10-29"
   },
   "la": {
    "name": "Louisiana",
    "rates": {
     "current": {
      "standard": 7.25,
      "effective": "federal",
      "tipped": 2.13,
      "tip_credit_note": "Federal rule — tipped cash $2.13 + tips to $7.25."
     }
    },
    "mechanism": "No state minimum wage law (US DOL table) — FLSA $7.25 governs; La. R.S. 23:642 bars local minimum-wage ordinances.",
    "sources": [
     "https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=83958"
    ],
    "verified": "2026-10-29"
   },
   "ma": {
    "name": "Massachusetts",
    "rates": {
     "current": {
      "standard": 15.0,
      "effective": "2023-01-01",
      "tipped": 6.75,
      "tip_credit_note": "Tipped service rate $6.75 + tips to $15.00; agricultural $8.00."
     }
    },
    "mechanism": "2018 law: stepped to $15.00 by 2023-01-01, fixed since (no CPI indexing).",
    "sources": [
     "https://www.mass.gov/info-details/minimum-wage-and-overtime-information"
    ],
    "verified": "2026-10-29"
   },
   "md": {
    "name": "Maryland",
    "rates": {
     "current": {
      "standard": 15.0,
      "effective": "2024-01-01",
      "tipped": 3.63,
      "tip_credit_note": "Allowed — tipped cash $3.63 + tips to $15.00; Tip Credit Wage Statement required each period."
     }
    },
    "mechanism": "Fair Wage Act §3-413: steps reached $15.00 on 2024-01-01; no state indexing; county rates index separately.",
    "sources": [
     "https://labor.maryland.gov/labor/wages/wagehrfacts.shtml"
    ],
    "verified": "2026-10-29"
   },
   "me": {
    "name": "Maine",
    "rates": {
     "current": {
      "standard": 15.1,
      "effective": "2026-01-01",
      "tipped": 7.55,
      "tip_credit_note": "Tipped service employee cash $7.55 + tips to $15.10 (tipped threshold $191/month)."
     }
    },
    "mechanism": "26 M.R.S.A. §664: annual CPI-W (Northeast) adjustment ($14.65→$15.10, +3.1%); covers any employer with 1+ employee including agriculture.",
    "sources": [
     "https://www.maine.gov/labor/news_events/article.shtml?id=13270099"
    ],
    "verified": "2026-10-29"
   },
   "mi": {
    "name": "Michigan",
    "rates": {
     "current": {
      "standard": 13.73,
      "effective": "2026-01-01",
      "tipped": 5.49,
      "tip_credit_note": "Allowed — tipped percentage schedule: 40% of minimum in 2026 = $5.49 cash; rises to 50% by 2031."
     }
    },
    "mechanism": "Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act (MCL 408.934, revived 2025, amended by 2025 PA 1): $12.48 (2025) → $13.73 (2026) → $15.00 (2027); CPI-U Midwest indexing from 2028 (8.5% unemployment skip clause).",
    "sources": [
     "https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Documents/mcl/pdf/mcl-408-934.pdf",
     "https://www.michigan.gov/leo/news/2025/12/08/michigans-minimum-wage-set-to-increase-on-jan-1-2026"
    ],
    "verified": "2026-10-29"
   },
   "mn": {
    "name": "Minnesota",
    "rates": {
     "current": {
      "standard": 11.41,
      "effective": "2026-01-01"
     }
    },
    "mechanism": "Minn. Stat. §177.24: annual adjustment by implicit PCE price deflator, capped at 5% ($11.41 for 2026; $11.87 announced for 2027); single rate (large/small split ended 2025).",
    "sources": [
     "https://dli.mn.gov/minwage",
     "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/177.24"
    ],
    "verified": "2026-10-29"
   },
   "mo": {
    "name": "Missouri",
    "rates": {
     "current": {
      "standard": 15.0,
      "effective": "2026-01-01",
      "tipped": 7.5,
      "tip_credit_note": "Allowed up to 50% — tipped cash $7.50 + tips to $15.00."
     }
    },
    "mechanism": "Prop A (2024) steps: $13.75 (2025) → $15.00 (2026); HB 567 (RSMo 290.502, eff 2025-08-28) ended CPI linkage — no scheduled 2027 increase.",
    "sources": [
     "https://labor.mo.gov/dls/minimum-wage"
    ],
    "verified": "2026-10-29"
   },
   "ms": {
    "name": "Mississippi",
    "rates": {
     "current": {
      "standard": 7.25,
      "effective": "federal",
      "tipped": 2.13,
      "tip_credit_note": "Federal rule — tipped cash $2.13 + tips to $7.25."
     }
    },
    "mechanism": "No state minimum wage law; Miss. Code §17-1-51 bars local minimum-wage mandates.",
    "sources": [
     "https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/0800-0899/HB0880IN.htm"
    ],
    "verified": "2026-10-29"
   },
   "mt": {
    "name": "Montana",
    "rates": {
     "current": {
      "standard": 10.85,
      "effective": "2026-01-01"
     }
    },
    "mechanism": "Mont. Code §39-3-409: greater of federal or CPI-U-indexed state base (Aug–Aug, rounded to $0.05); $10.85 for 2026 from $10.55 (+2.92%); announced by Sept 30.",
    "sources": [
     "https://erd.dli.mt.gov/labor-standards/wage-and-hour-payment-act/state-minimum-wage"
    ],
    "verified": "2026-10-29"
   },
   "nc": {
    "name": "North Carolina",
    "rates": {
     "current": {
      "standard": 7.25,
      "effective": "2009-07-24",
      "tipped": 2.13,
      "tip_credit_note": "Allowed — tipped cash $2.13 BUT tip credit requires advance notice + signed employee tip certification each pay period (G.S. 95-25.3)."
     }
    },
    "mechanism": "N.C. Gen. Stat. §95-25.3(a): $7.25 including state/local government employers; pay the higher of state or federal.",
    "sources": [
     "https://www.labor.nc.gov/workplace-rights/employee-rights-regarding-time-worked-and-wages-earned/minimum-wage-nc"
    ],
    "verified": "2026-10-29"
   },
   "nd": {
    "name": "North Dakota",
    "rates": {
     "current": {
      "standard": 7.25,
      "effective": "2009-07-24",
      "tipped": 4.86,
      "tip_credit_note": "Allowed — 33% tip credit; tipped cash $4.86 + tips to $7.25."
     }
    },
    "mechanism": "N.D.C.C. §34-06-22: flat $7.25; §34-06-23 bars local living-wage mandates.",
    "sources": [
     "https://nd.gov/labor/wage-and-hour-faq"
    ],
    "verified": "2026-10-29"
   },
   "ne": {
    "name": "Nebraska",
    "rates": {
     "current": {
      "standard": 15.0,
      "effective": "2026-01-01",
      "tipped": 2.13,
      "tip_credit_note": "Allowed — tipped cash $2.13 + tips to $15.00."
     }
    },
    "mechanism": "Neb. Rev. Stat. §48-1203 via Initiative 433 steps reaching $15.00 on 2026-01-01; LB258 (eff 2026-07-18) replaced CPI with fixed +1.75%/yr ($15.26 in 2027).",
    "sources": [
     "https://dol.nebraska.gov/LaborStandards"
    ],
    "verified": "2026-10-29"
   },
   "nh": {
    "name": "New Hampshire",
    "rates": {
     "current": {
      "standard": 7.25,
      "effective": "federal",
      "tipped": 3.27,
      "tip_credit_note": "Allowed — tipped cash $3.27 (hospitality, >$30/month tips) + tips to $7.25."
     }
    },
    "mechanism": "RSA 279:21: state rate = federal minimum (auto-follows); no indexing of its own.",
    "sources": [
     "https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/XXIII/279/279-21.htm"
    ],
    "verified": "2026-10-29"
   },
   "nj": {
    "name": "New Jersey",
    "rates": {
     "current": {
      "standard": 15.92,
      "effective": "2026-01-01",
      "tipped": 6.05,
      "tip_credit_note": "Allowed up to $9.87/hr (capped) — tipped cash $6.05 (2026); 80/20 rule."
     }
    },
    "mechanism": "N.J. Const. Art I ¶23: annual CPI increase ($15.92 for 2026; $16.48 announced for 2027); multi-track schedule — seasonal/small(<6) $15.23, agricultural $14.20, LTC direct-care $18.92.",
    "sources": [
     "https://www.nj.gov/labor/wageandhour",
     "https://nj.gov/labor/lwdhome/press/2026/20260929_min_wage.shtml"
    ],
    "verified": "2026-10-29"
   },
   "nm": {
    "name": "New Mexico",
    "rates": {
     "current": {
      "standard": 12.0,
      "effective": "2023-01-01",
      "tipped": 3.0,
      "tip_credit_note": "Allowed — tipped cash $3.00 + tips to $12.00 (credit $9.00)."
     }
    },
    "mechanism": "NMSA §50-4-22 (2019 SB 437): flat $12.00 since 2023-01-01; no indexing; local preemption clause expired 2010 so cities may set higher.",
    "sources": [
     "https://www.dws.nm.gov/Minimum-Wage-Information"
    ],
    "verified": "2026-10-29"
   },
   "nv": {
    "name": "Nevada",
    "rates": {
     "current": {
      "standard": 12.0,
      "effective": "2024-07-01"
     }
    },
    "mechanism": "Nevada Const. Art.15 §16(a) + AB 456 + Ballot Q2 (2022): single $12.00 rate since July 1, 2024 (dual-track by health coverage repealed); 2026 bulletin confirms no increase.",
    "sources": [
     "https://labor.nv.gov/uploadedFiles/labornvgov/content/Employer/26.06.29%20-%202026%20Minimum%20Wage%20Bulletin.pdf"
    ],
    "verified": "2026-10-29"
   },
   "ny": {
    "name": "New York",
    "rates": {
     "current": {
      "standard": 16.0,
      "effective": "2026-01-01"
     }
    },
    "mechanism": "Annual CPI adjustment with off-ramp (2027 holds flat: $16.00 upstate / $17.00 NYC-Long Island-Westchester). Home care aides higher ($18.65/$19.65).",
    "sources": [
     "https://dol.ny.gov/minimum-wage",
     "https://dol.ny.gov/history-minimum-wage-new-york-state"
    ],
    "verified": "2026-10-29"
   },
   "ok": {
    "name": "Oklahoma",
    "rates": {
     "current": {
      "standard": 7.25,
      "effective": "2009-07-24",
      "tipped": 2.13,
      "tip_credit_note": "Allowed — tipped cash $2.13 + tips to $7.25."
     }
    },
    "mechanism": "40 O.S. §197.2: employers (10+ FT employees or >$100k gross) may not pay less than the federal minimum; SB 250 (eff 2025-11-01) codified the tip credit.",
    "sources": [
     "https://oklahoma.gov/labor/workplace-rights/wage-hour/faqs---wage-and-hour.html"
    ],
    "verified": "2026-10-29"
   },
   "or": {
    "name": "Oregon",
    "rates": {
     "current": {
      "standard": 15.55,
      "effective": "2026-07-01"
     }
    },
    "mechanism": "ORS 653: annual CPI-U adjustment effective each July 1; three geographic tiers — Portland metro $16.80, standard $15.55, non-urban $14.55 (July 2026–June 2027).",
    "sources": [
     "https://www.oregon.gov/boli/workers/pages/minimum-wage.aspx",
     "https://www.oregon.gov/boli/workers/Pages/minimum-wage-schedule.aspx"
    ],
    "verified": "2026-10-29"
   },
   "pa": {
    "name": "Pennsylvania",
    "rates": {
     "current": {
      "standard": 7.25,
      "effective": "2009-07-24",
      "tipped": 2.83,
      "tip_credit_note": "Allowed — tipped cash $2.83 + tips to $7.25; monthly tips <$135 disqualifies credit."
     }
    },
    "mechanism": "PA Minimum Wage Act §4(a.1): auto-follows federal increases; $7.25 since 2009-07-24; no state indexing.",
    "sources": [
     "https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dli/resources/compliance-laws-and-regulations/labor-management-relations/pennsylvania-s-minimum-wage-act"
    ],
    "verified": "2026-10-29"
   },
   "ri": {
    "name": "Rhode Island",
    "rates": {
     "current": {
      "standard": 16.0,
      "effective": "2026-01-01",
      "tipped": 3.89,
      "tip_credit_note": "Allowed — tipped cash $3.89 + tips to $16.00."
     }
    },
    "mechanism": "R.I. Gen. Laws §28-12 statutory steps: $15 (2025) → $16 (2026) → $17 (2027); no CPI indexing.",
    "sources": [
     "https://dlt.ri.gov/regulation-and-safety/labor-standards/minimum-wage"
    ],
    "verified": "2026-10-29"
   },
   "sc": {
    "name": "South Carolina",
    "rates": {
     "current": {
      "standard": 7.25,
      "effective": "federal",
      "tipped": 2.13,
      "tip_credit_note": "Federal rule — tipped cash $2.13 + tips to $7.25."
     }
    },
    "mechanism": "No state minimum wage law — SC LLR refers wage complaints to U.S. DOL WHD.",
    "sources": [
     "https://llr.sc.gov/wage/pdf/employee.pdf"
    ],
    "verified": "2026-10-29"
   },
   "sd": {
    "name": "South Dakota",
    "rates": {
     "current": {
      "standard": 11.85,
      "effective": "2026-01-01",
      "tipped": 5.925,
      "tip_credit_note": "Tipped cash = 50% of standard — $5.925 (2026); $6.15 (2027)."
     }
    },
    "mechanism": "SDCL §60-11-3.2 (Initiated Measure 18, 2014): annual Aug–Aug CPI-U adjustment rounded UP to $0.05; $11.85 for 2026; $12.30 announced for 2027.",
    "sources": [
     "https://dlr.sd.gov/employment_laws/minimum_wage.aspx"
    ],
    "verified": "2026-10-29"
   },
   "tn": {
    "name": "Tennessee",
    "rates": {
     "current": {
      "standard": 7.25,
      "effective": "federal",
      "tipped": 2.13,
      "tip_credit_note": "Federal rule — tipped cash $2.13 + tips to $7.25."
     }
    },
    "mechanism": "No state minimum wage law — TN Wage Regulations Act covers paydays/deductions only; FLSA governs.",
    "sources": [
     "https://www.tn.gov/workforce/employees/labor-laws.html"
    ],
    "verified": "2026-10-29"
   },
   "ut": {
    "name": "Utah",
    "rates": {
     "current": {
      "standard": 7.25,
      "effective": "2009-07-24",
      "tipped": 2.13,
      "tip_credit_note": "Allowed — tipped cash $2.13 when tips + cash ≥ $7.25."
     }
    },
    "mechanism": "Utah Code §34-40-103: Labor Commission may not set a rate above the federal minimum; §34-40-106 preempts local minimums.",
    "sources": [
     "https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title34/Chapter40/34-40.html"
    ],
    "verified": "2026-10-29"
   },
   "va": {
    "name": "Virginia",
    "rates": {
     "current": {
      "standard": 12.77,
      "effective": "2026-01-01",
      "tipped": 2.13,
      "tip_credit_note": "Allowed — tipped cash $2.13 (>$30/month tips) + tips to state rate."
     }
    },
    "mechanism": "Code of Virginia §40.1-28.10: CPI-U-indexed from 2026 ($12.41→$12.77, +2.9%) with fixed steps $13.75 (2027) and $15.00 (2028).",
    "sources": [
     "https://doli.virginia.gov/2025/07/28/virginia-minimum-wage-rate-increasing-effective-january-1-2026-2"
    ],
    "verified": "2026-10-29"
   },
   "vt": {
    "name": "Vermont",
    "rates": {
     "current": {
      "standard": 14.42,
      "effective": "2026-01-01",
      "tipped": 7.21,
      "tip_credit_note": "Tipped basic wage = 50% of minimum ($7.21) for hotel/motel/restaurant/tourism staff earning >$120/month in direct tips."
     }
    },
    "mechanism": "21 V.S.A. §384: annual CPI-U (Northeast region) adjustment capped at 5% ($14.42 for 2026, +2.9%); 2+ employee employers.",
    "sources": [
     "https://labor.vermont.gov/press-release/vermont-department-labor-announces-minimum-wage-increase-starting-january-2026"
    ],
    "verified": "2026-10-29"
   },
   "wa": {
    "name": "Washington",
    "rates": {
     "current": {
      "standard": 17.13,
      "effective": "2026-01-01"
     }
    },
    "mechanism": "I-1433/I-688: annual CPI-W adjustment announced Sept 30, effective Jan 1 (L&I release 25-27: $17.13 for 2026, $17.73 announced for 2027).",
    "sources": [
     "https://www.lni.wa.gov/workers-rights/wages/minimum-wage",
     "https://www.lni.wa.gov/news-events/article/25-27"
    ],
    "verified": "2026-10-29"
   },
   "wi": {
    "name": "Wisconsin",
    "rates": {
     "current": {
      "standard": 7.25,
      "effective": "2009-07-24",
      "tipped": 2.33,
      "tip_credit_note": "Allowed — tipped cash $2.33 with signed per-period tip declaration (DWD 272.03(2)(b))."
     }
    },
    "mechanism": "Wis. Stat. §104.035: fixed $7.25 (2015 Act 55); no indexing or schedule.",
    "sources": [
     "https://dwd.wisconsin.gov/er/laborstandards/minimumwage.htm"
    ],
    "verified": "2026-10-29"
   },
   "wv": {
    "name": "West Virginia",
    "rates": {
     "current": {
      "standard": 8.75,
      "effective": "2016-01-01",
      "tipped": 2.62,
      "tip_credit_note": "Allowed — tipped service employee cash $2.62 (tip credit ≤70%, $6.13) + reported tips to $8.75."
     }
    },
    "mechanism": "W. Va. Code §21-5C: $8.75 fixed; state rate applies per WORK LOCATION with ≥6 non-exempt employees, else federal $7.25.",
    "sources": [
     "https://labor.wv.gov/wage-hour/jobs-act/minimum-wage/"
    ],
    "verified": "2026-10-29"
   },
   "wy": {
    "name": "Wyoming",
    "rates": {
     "current": {
      "standard": 7.25,
      "effective": "federal",
      "tipped": 2.13,
      "tip_credit_note": "Allowed — tipped cash $2.13 under the applicable minimum."
     }
    },
    "mechanism": "State rate W.S. 27-4-202(a) is $5.15 — BELOW federal $7.25, which governs FLSA-covered employers (the vast majority); $5.15 reaches only non-FLSA work.",
    "sources": [
     "https://dws.wyo.gov/dws-division/labor-standards/workers-and-job-seekers/faq/"
    ],
    "verified": "2026-10-29"
   }
  }
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