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This bill raises the minimum wage in New Mexico in multiple stages, starting at $7.50 per hour prior to October 1, 2017, increasing to $8.25 per hour from October 1, 2017 to April 1, 2018, and then $9.00 per hour on and after April 1, 2018. It also allows employers to pay a "trainee employee" a training minimum wage of $8.00 per hour for up to 60 days from the date of hire. The bill maintains the tiered system for tipped employees, where the employer can pay a lower direct wage as long as the total of the wage and tips equals at least the applicable minimum wage. The bill also maintains the requirement to pay one and a half times the regular hourly rate for hours worked over 40 in a week.

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https://www.nmlegis.gov/Legislation/Legislation?chamber=S&legtype=B&legno=386&year=17