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  2. More than 9 million workers are getting a raise on Jan. 1 ...

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    The federal minimum has held at $7.25 an hour since 2009, but an increasing number of states are upping their base pay for workers. ... In Maine, the minimum wage will increase to $14.65, rising ...

  3. Raise the Wage Act - Wikipedia

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    The Raise the Wage Act is a proposed United States law that would increase the federal minimum wage to US$17. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Versions of the bill have been introduced in each United States Congress since 2017.

  4. Minimum wage in the United States - Wikipedia

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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). [76] [5] By 1950 the minimum wage had risen to 75¢ per hour. [81] [5] The purchasing power of the federal minimum wage has fluctuated; it was highest in February 1968, when it was $1.60 per hour.

  5. Which State Has the Highest (and Lowest) Minimum Wage? - AOL

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    Looking ahead: Indiana’s minimum-wage workers haven’t seen an increase since 2009, when the federal minimum wage hit $7.25. Though some lawmakers recently backed an increase to $10 by 2022 and ...

  6. Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  7. Minimum wage set to rise in 23 states next year as $15 an ...

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    Meanwhile, the federal minimum wage has been stuck at $7.25 an hour since 2009, with Republicans in Congress repeatedly blocking efforts to raise it. About 30 states with more than 60% of the U.S ...

  8. Map: The 22 states where the minimum wage rose this week - AOL

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    The federal minimum wage in the US hasn’t changed from the hourly rate of $7.25 in over 14 years. ... Florida’s $12 minimum wage will increase to $13 on Sept. 30 and will rise by $1 on the ...

  9. Trump said he'd consider raising the minimum wage. Here's ...

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    In the most recent election, Missouri voted to raise its minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2026, and Alaska voted to hike its minimum to $15 by mid-2027. The last federal minimum increase was in July ...