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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. That is because the main table does not use the rate for cities or regions.
The U.S. Department of Labor is proposing a rule that will eliminate the certificates that allow employers to pay some workers with disabilities less than the federal minimum wage, which stands at ...
The Biden administration proposes to phase out exceptions over three years to the federal minimum wage, which is $7.25 per hour.. The Labor Department found in July about 700 employers held ...
A history of lower wages. When the subminimum wage was first enacted in 1938 under the Fair Labor Standards Act, it was aimed at helping people with disabilities, particularly wounded veterans ...
A 2018 University of Washington study which investigated the effects of Seattle's minimum wage increases (from $9.50 to $11 in 2015 and then to $13 in 2016) found that while the second wage increase caused hourly wages to grow by 3%, it also caused employers to cut employee hours by 6%, yielding an average decrease of $74 earned per month per ...
Click on states on that map to see exact minimum wage info by state. ... Tennessee 7.25 Texas 7.25 Utah 7.25 Vermont 13.67 Virginia 12.00 Washington 16.28
As of November 1, more than 37,000 workers in 37 states were paid subminimum wages by 710 certificate holders, according to government data. Another 35 employers had their certificate renewals ...
Millions of low-wage earners are getting a raise in 2025 as 21 states are slated to hike their minimum pay starting Jan. 1. State laws that index the minimum wage to inflation are behind 13 of the ...