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The federal minimum wage was introduced in 1938 at the rate of 25¢ per hour (equivalent to $5.19 in 2022). [79] [7] By 1950 the minimum wage had risen to 75¢ per hour. [83] [7] The purchasing power of the federal minimum wage has fluctuated; it was highest in February 1968, when it was $1.60 per hour.
The Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007[3] is a US Act of Congress that amended the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to gradually raise the federal minimum wage from $5.15 per hour to $7.25 per hour. It was signed into law on May 25, 2007 as part of the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act ...
Raise the Wage Act of 2023. Long title. To provide for increases in the Federal minimum wage, and for other purposes. Announced in. the 118th United States Congress. Number of co-sponsors. 168. Legislative history. Introduced in the House of Representatives as H.R.4889 by Bobby Scott (D – VA) on June 25, 2023.
Most recently, in 2021, the Senate rejected a bid by Democrats to increase the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2025 as part of President Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus plan.
The federal minimum wage is just $7.25 per hour and prevails in any state that doesn’t mandate a higher one. It hasn’t been raised in 15 years, primarily due to Republican opposition.
The White House Office of Personnel Management issued a directive Friday to raise minimum wage to $15 for many civilian government employees. The change went into effect on Sunday, Jan. 30. The...
The Fight for $15 is an American political movement advocating for the minimum wage to be raised to USD $15 per hour. The federal minimum wage was last set at $7.25 per hour in 2009. The movement has involved strikes by child care, home healthcare, airport, gas station, convenience store, and fast food workers for increased wages and the right ...
Georgia. $5.15 (Employers subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act must pay the $7.25 federal minimum wage) $5.15 (Employers subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act must pay the $7.25 federal minimum wage) $5.15 (Employers subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act must pay the $7.25 federal minimum wage) Hawaii.