Minimum wage to increase to $11 an hour on Oct. 1

HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) – A new law, which takes effect on Tuesday, raises the state’s minimum wage from $10.10 to $11 an hour.

That wage will go to $15 in 2023.

Many businesses are being affected. Grocery stores are being greatly impacted because they hire a lot of minimum wage employees.

One grocery store says it’s one of the reasons they will have to close.

After nearly 10 year, a Shop Rite in West Hartford will be closing.

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