Bridgeport has no hotel-specific living wage ordinance. Hotel workers earn at least Connecticut's general minimum wage of $16.35 per hour, with no industry premium for the lodging sector.
Connecticut sets a single statewide minimum wage of $16.35 per hour effective January 1, 2026, under CGS §31-58, indexed annually to the federal employment cost index. Bridgeport has not enacted a hotel living wage premium of the kind seen in Los Angeles ($25+/hr) or Long Beach. Connecticut's preemption of local minimum wages, codified by long-standing case law and CGS §31-69b, prevents Bridgeport from imposing a higher floor on lodging employers. Hotel housekeepers and food-service staff are entitled to tipped wage rules under CGS §31-60 and to paid sick leave under the expanded CGS §31-57r.
Paying below $16.35/hr violates CGS §31-68; CT DOL may order back wages, double damages, and civil penalties up to $1,000 per pay period.
Bridgeport, CT
Bridgeport cannot set its own minimum wage. Connecticut General Statutes §31-58 establishes a uniform statewide floor of $16.35 per hour as of January 2026, ...
Bridgeport, CT
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