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The earliest minimum wage laws in the United States were state laws focused on women and children. [27] These laws were struck down by the Supreme Court between 1923 and 1937. [27] The first federal minimum wage law, which exempted large parts of the workforce, was enacted in 1938 and set rates that became obsolete during World War II. [27]
The federal minimum wage applies in states with no state minimum wage or a minimum wage lower than the federal rate (column titled "No state MW or state MW is lower than $7.25."). Some of the state rates below are higher than the rate on the main table above.
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Protesters in New York City call for an increased minimum wage as part of the "Fight for $15" movement to require a US$15 per hour minimum wage, 2015. Minimum wage laws affect workers in most low-paid fields of employment [19] and have usually been judged against the criterion of reducing poverty. [103]
According to the Economic Policy Institute, the minimum wage in the United States would have been $18.28 in 2013 if the minimum wage kept pace with labor productivity. [139] To adjust for increased rates of worker productivity in the United States, raising the minimum wage to $22 (or more) an hour has been presented. [140] [141] [142] [143]
For example, 33 states in the United States have higher minimum wages than the federal rate (plus military rates on federal bases) – on top of this an additional 42 city-level subdivisions having different minimum wage rates and 53 countries. [2] In effect, the United States has over 100 different minimum wages across the nation.
Pages in category "Minimum wage law in the United States" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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