Minimum wage in Ohio to rise 30 cents in January

Associated Press

COLUMBUS

Ohio’s minimum wage is set to increase by 30 cents to $7.70 an hour at the start of 2012.

Officials at the state Department of Commerce said Friday that the increase is part of a constitutional amendment voters approved in 2006, which says minimum wage will increase each year at the rate of inflation.

The $7.70 rate applies to workers 16 and older who don’t get tips. The wage for tipped employees will be $3.85, a 15-cent increase.