Colorado minimum wage becomes even more minimum

There are 14 states and the District of Columbia that have minimum wages above that of the federal government;
- Alaska- $7.75
- Calif.- $8
- Conn.- $8
- District of Columbia- $8.25
- Ill.- $8
- Mass.- $8
- Maine- $7.50
- Mich.- $7.40
- Nev.- $7.55
- N.H.- $7.50
- Ohio- $7.30
- Ore.- $8.40
- R.I.- $7.40
- Vt.- $8.06
- Wash.- $8.55
Of these states, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, D.C., Massachusetts, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, Vermont and Washington have adjustment clauses that might be bad news for workers if the cost of living figures actually decline. Fortunately, the law in most of these states keeps the local minimum wage from falling below that of the federal minimum.
The state minimum wage only applies to those workers not covered by the FLSA, usually those working for companies that do no interstate business and have overall sales under half a million dollars.