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In the United States workers generally must be paid no less than the statutory minimum wage.As of July 2009, the federal government mandates a nationwide minimum wage level of $7.25 per hour, while some states and municipalities have set minimum wage levels higher than the federal level, with the highest state minimum wage being $9.47 per hour in Washington as of January 1, 2015. [5]
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.
The Democratic Caucus's budget proposal had 31 Democrats vote against it. The proposal would have spent $3.1 trillion in 2015 and was considered similar to the plan offered by President Obama. The plan had provisions to extend unemployment insurance for another year and raise the federal minimum wage to $10.10. Rep.
Fast-food employees in New York have picketed and protested for higher wages for months. Last week, New York's Wage Board approved the $15 minimum wage for fast-food workers. Gov. Andrew Cuomo ...
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 increase would amount to a whopping 37% pay hike for five million federal contract workers who earn the current minimum of $10.95 an hour.
History of the US federal minimum wage. Lower line is nominal dollars. Top line is inflation-adjusted. [1] [2] 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.
The minimum wage under federal law is $7.25 an hour, though many states set higher minimums. Four states and several cities have a minimum wage of at least $15.