Minimum wage workers only need to be offered health insurance,  for employers to be able to pay a lower minimum wage. The state Supreme Court unanimously rejected arguments that workers must be enrolled in health coverage for employers to be legally allowed to pay them one dollar less per hour. The court says accepting the insurance is up to the employee. Under the system approved by voters in 2006, employers who offer health insurance to employees and their families must pay an hourly wage of $7.25 per hour. If no insurance is offered, the rate is $8.25. The law also set a 10 percent wage cap on the amount an employee can be required to contribute toward coverage.