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Minimum Wage
National Summary
The current federal minimum wage is $7.25 per hour. The
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
requires employers to pay nonexempt employees at least the minimum wage for all hours they work. The FLSA and its regulations also define compensable work time, covered employers and employees, situations in which an employer may reduce an employee's pay below the minimum wage, and notices employers must post in the workplace. State laws may require a higher minimum wage than the federal requirement. Municipalities may have higher minimum wage rates, as well. Local laws may require employers to pay city employees and the employees of companies benefiting from city contracts or subsidies a “living wage” that is greater than the federal minimum wage. In addition, the federal
Davis-Bacon Act
and
Walsh-Healey Act
require employers to pay prevailing wages to employees working on public construction projects under federal contracts.
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State and Local Minimum Wage Chart: Updated for November 2024
06/29/2022
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169995
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2019 Minimum Wage Chart
09/09/2019
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159221
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Minimum Wage, by State
12/29/2017
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Minimum Wage, by State (PDF)
12/29/2017
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Questions & Answers
Our servers earn a base pay that is less than minimum wage, but they also receive tips. However, we've had difficulty getting them to report their tips so we can ensure that they are earning more than min.wage with tips. What recourse do we have?
03/29/2010
National
159453
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Our Beverage Servers earn a base pay that is less than minimum wage, but they also receive tips. However, we have had difficulty getting our Servers to report their tips so that we can ensure each pay period that they are earning more than minimumn
03/17/2010
National
156471
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Analysis
Minimum Wage
03/04/2009
National
155858
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Does BLR have a 50-state summary of state minimum wages?
01/29/2008
National
155583
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My understanding of minimum wage laws is that the min wage most advantageous to the employee prevails. Are there exceptions?
06/06/2007
National
153543
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Can full-time students be paid less than the minimum wage?
11/16/2003
National
151893
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can an employer pay an employee a wage other than tender(money)?
10/17/2003
National
151892
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Do we have to allow additional time paid for employees to put on gowns and remove them?
05/16/2003
National
151891
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We have a mandatory orientation meeting for seasonal employees. Under Rhode Island law, are we required to pay them for a minimum of 3 hours, or just the time of the meeting itself ?
03/18/2003
National
151886
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We are thinking of giving our commissioned drivers a daily guarantee based on the number of deliveries scheduled. If broken down into an hourly amount, it would be more than 1 1/2 times the minimum wage. Is this acceptable?
11/25/2002
National
151887
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I need some help in explaining how to calculate wages for tipped employees in restaurants in the District of Columbia.
01/07/2002
National
151888
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Two employees who recieve a draw against commission think they are entitled to a minimum wage for payrolls they did not recieve a commission or a draw. How do I determine if we need to pay them for those payperiods or not.
10/18/2001
National
151889
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What is minimum wage for Washington state?
05/17/2001
National
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