Colorado Constitution Requires Annual Minimum Wage Adjustment for Inflation
Article XVIII, Section 15 of the Colorado Constitution requires the Colorado minimum wage to be adjusted annually for inflation. The state minimum wage is tied to the Consumer Price Index for the Denver-Boulder-Greeley region. The pending increase is directed by a 2006 constitutional amendment that provides annual cost-of-living adjustments to the minimum wage.
28 Cent Increase Effective January 1, 2012
The proposed increase will be effective January 1, 2012
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