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When was the first minimum wage law passed?
1938
Which country has minimum wage of law?
England
What is the minimum legal clothing you can wear in public?
A g-string is the minimum attire, to stay within the law.
The minimal acceptable standard for ethical behavior is compliance with the law?
ethical minimum
Is paying someone under the minimum wage against the law?
To my knowledge, yes - unless you are a waiter/waitress and receive tips, then you can be payed well under minimum wage.
What year was the first minimum wage established?
The first minimum wage law was passed in 1938.
When was the first minimum wage law passed?
1938
What was the US minimum wage in 1900?
The first US minimum wage law was not enacted until 1938. The 1938 Act was applicable generally to employees engaged in interstate commerce or in the production of goods for interstate commerce and was set at $.25 an hour.
When was the first minium wage law instituted and how much was minimum wage at that time?
The world's first minimum wage law was enacted in New Zealand in 1894. The first minimum wage law in the US was enacted in 1912 in the State of Massachusetts. The first national law was in 1938. The amount was set at $0.30 (present day value of $4.70).
What was minimum wage in 1967?
Set by the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1937, minimum wage $0.25 an hour. See this government website for more information, though it takes a while to load. http://www.dol.gov/whd/minwage/chart.htm
What year did federal minimum wage go into effect?
The federal minimum wage first went into effect in 1938. At that time, Congress set the minimum wage at 25 cents per hour.
What federal law setting minimum wage and maximum work week hours?
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
What was the minimum wage in 1934?
I am assuming that by hourly wage you mean minimum wage. In 1938 the hourly wage was $0.25 a hour, although that was implement more towards the end of the year, I think it was set in October. That was when minimum wage was actually set by a government act. The act was applicable generally to employees engaged in interstate commerce or in the production of goods for interstate commerce.
What was minimum wage in 1947?
The US federal minimum wage in 1978 was set at $2.65 an hour for all covered non exempt workers.
What year did congress pass the minimum wage law?
The initial one that started the whole "minimum wage" concept was in 1938 at twenty-five cents an hour, although there have been many changes to it since.
Why does Michigan law set minimum wages for some jobs?
Because Michigan's taxes are low.
When did minimum wage start in Michigan?
1938
