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A minimum wage is the lowest remuneration that employers can legally pay their employees—the price floor below which employees may not sell their labor. Most countries had introduced minimum wage legislation by the end of the 20th century. [2]
The state minimum wage is applicable to employers of six or more employees at one location not involved in interstate commerce [1] and for tipped employees is 30% of the federal minimum wage. [199] Wisconsin: $7.25 [313] $2.33 There is a special minimum wage for golf caddies: $5.90 per 9 holes and $10.50 per 18 holes.
Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, an employer has to pay each employee the minimum wage, unless the employee is "engaged in an occupation in which the employee customarily and regularly receives more than $30 a month in tips". If the employee's wage does not equal minimum wage, including tips, the employer must make up the difference.
Now, the push to pay individuals with a disability at least minimum wage is a civil rights issue, said Jan Dougherty, co-president of the Ohio Association of People Supporting Employment First (APSE).
Employers who wish to pay less than minimum wage must acquire a certificate from the U.S. Department of Labor. [16] The terms "sheltered workshop" and "work center," are used by the Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor to refer to entities that are authorized to employ workers with disabilities at sub-minimum wages. [17]
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A former employee of a Myrtle Beach area restaurant is accuses the company of violating the state laws, alleging servers and bartenders were paid less than minimum wage.
In 2011 5.2% of all hourly-paid workers age 16 or over earned an hourly wage at or below the federal minimum wage. [138] 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]