Minimum Wage

[barosser]

When does the minimum wage start to raise?

[redux]

When does the minimum wage start to raise?

On the first Sunday in the middle of the week.

Actually:

The federal minimum wage provisions are contained in the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The federal minimum wage for nonexempt employees was raised in May of 2007 increasing it from $5.15 per hour, set in 1997 to:

$5.85 per hour, effective July 24th 2007

$6.55 per hour, effective July 24th 2008

$7.25 per hour, effective July 24th 2009

However, many states have enacted their own minimum wage which may be higher than the Federal.

[TAXBILLY]

Here in Florida the minimum is $7.65 and the server rate is $3.65.

taxbilly

[jainen]

>>the minimum is $7.65<<

In my city the "living wage" law requires $13.65.

[MAMalody]

>>the minimum is $7.65<<

In my city the "living wage" law requires $13.65.

That's interesting because I thought WA's minimum at $7.94 was the highest in the nation. Jainen are you saying minumum wage or just indicating the purported living wage?

Mike

[joanmcq]

Some cities in CA at least have their own minimum wage, called a 'living wage'. My guess is Janinen is in San Jose or San Francisco. In other words, it pretty much takes that much to be able to live there!

[jainen]

>>Some cities in CA at least have their own minimum wage, called a 'living wage'<<

The California state minimum wage is $7.50. That keeps business costs down but is a fraud on the American taxpayer because it encourages unreported cash earnings including crime. You have to feed and shelter your kids, and if you could find a full-time job at $15K a year it wouldn't even pay for housing.

Living wage is a local ordinance which covers most companies that do business with the city or county. Such laws are not unique to California.