City of Las Cruces to increase minimum wage on Jan. 1

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KRQE) – The City of Las Cruces will increase its minimum hourly wage from $12.36 to $12.65, effective Jan. 1.According to the City of Las Cruces, the increase will also occur for tipped employees going from $4.95 to $5.06 an hour, in accordance with Las Cruces Municipal Code."On January 1, 2020, the State of New Mexico enacted the New Mexico Minimum Wage Act. Each year in September, we calculate the minimum wage and tipped wage based on the City o