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The earliest minimum wage laws in the United States were state laws focused on women and children. [25] These laws were struck down by the Supreme Court between 1923 and 1937. [25] 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. [25]
In April 2014, the United States Senate debated the Minimum Wage Fairness Act (S. 1737; 113th Congress). The bill would have amended the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) to increase the federal minimum wage for employees to $10.10 per hour over the course of a two-year period. [78]
In the United States, statutory minimum wages were first introduced nationally in 1938 by president Franklin D. Roosevelt. [17] [18] In addition to the federal minimum wage, nearly all states within the United States have their own minimum wage laws with the exception of Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Tennessee. [19]
The law established a federal minimum wage, the 44-hour work week standard (this being the slightly longer precedent for the current 40-hour standard), and overtime pay (which remains in effect, requiring employers to pay their hourly employees at least 150% of their normal wages for work in excess of the standard).
Chart 3: Manufacturing employment in the United States from 1920 to 1940. The NRA negotiated specific sets of codes with leaders of the nation's major industries; the most important provisions were anti-deflationary floors below which no company would lower prices or wages, and agreements on maintaining employment and production.
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Massachusetts passes the first minimum wage law for women and minors. [26] 1912 (United States) Chicago newspaper strike occurred. [26] ... 1940 (United States)
The regular minimum wage and tipped minimum wage are the same in Nevada. Both will increase from $10.50 to $11.25 in July 2023. Interestingly, employers who provide health insurance are allowed to ...