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Montana Increases Minimum Wage to $8.15 Per Hour
posted: Friday, September 30th
New Rate Effective January 1, 2017
The state of Montana has announced that the state minimum wage will increase to $8.15 per hour (from $8.05 per hour), effective January 1, 2017.
For a list of employees who are exempt from the provisions of the Montana minimum wage law, please click here. (Note that the federal Fair Labor Standards Act also contains a number of exemptions from the minimum wage that may apply to some workers. When an employee is subject to both the federal and state wage laws, the employee is entitled to the provisions of each law which provide the greater benefits.)
Click here for more information about the rate increase. Information relating to Montana minimum wage laws can be found by clicking here.