Connecticut Minimum Wage Law

The Connecticut minimum wage rate is $7.65 per hour for 2007, ($7.40 per hour in 2006), or one-half of one percent rounded to the nearest whole cent more than the highest federal minimum wage, whichever is greater.

All employees are covered by the state minimum wage and overtime laws, except those employed: (1) in camps or resorts that are open not more than six months a year; (2) as babysitters; (3) in a bona fide executive, administrative or professional capacity; (4) by the federal government; (5) as an outside salesperson; (6) in activities of an educational, charitable, religious, scientific, historical, literary or nonprofit organization where an employer-employee relationship does not exist or where services are rendered on a voluntary basis; (7) by a nonprofit theater that does not operate for less than seven months in any year; (8) domestics, except those in domestic service employment as defined in the federal Fair Labor Standards Act regulations; and (9) as head residents or assistants at a college or university.

Wage orders are in existence for the following industries: beauty, cleaning and dyeing, laundry, mercantile trade, restaurant and hotel restaurant.