TIL Minimum wage has only increased by $7.00 in 85 years in the USA.
TIL Minimum wage has only increased by $7.00 in 85 years in the USA.
Upon inception it was set at $0.25. It is now $7.25.
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My point is they may have been remembering the minimum as it was relevant to the work they did at the time, not necessarily the federal minimum.
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It is illegal for a company in any state to pay lower than federal minimum wage regardless whether or not the state's minimum wage is set lower.
Full stop.
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Jobs that are considered exempt from federal minimum wage can still have a different set state exempt minimum wage that is higher than the mandated exempt federal wage.
For example, say the exempt wage is $2.75, a state can mandate $3.00 instead.
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