The first federal minimum wage law in the United States was passed in 1938 as part of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
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Many countries have laws mandating a minimum wage. However, specific minimum wage rates vary widely across countries. In the United States, for example, the federal minimum wage is set at $7.25 per hour, while in other countries like Australia and Luxembourg, the minimum wage is significantly higher.
Yes, paying someone under the minimum wage is against the law. The minimum wage is set by federal or state regulations to ensure fair compensation for employees. Employers must comply with these laws to avoid penalties and legal consequences.
The minimum wage law is an example of a government regulation that sets the lowest amount employers can pay their employees for hourly work. Its purpose is to ensure that workers receive fair compensation for their labor and to help prevent exploitative labor practices.
Maine passed the first prohibition law in 1851, making the sale and consumption of alcohol illegal in the state.
The first minimum wage law was passed in 1938.
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).
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Alabama does not have a state minimum wage law.
There was no minimum wage law in 1800.
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.
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Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, South Carolina, and Tennessee do not have minimum wage laws. This does not mean they do not have minimum wages because there is a federal minimum wage that these states must still enforce. States can only choose to have higher minimum wages than the federal law or have no specific law at all and enforce the federal law.
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The minimum wage for a lawyer is the same as the minimum wage for everyone else - $7.25 in some states per federal law, slightly higher in others per state law. Minimum wage is not assigned by job category. Obviously a lawyer can expectto make more, but as "minimum wage" goes, this is it.
There is one federal minimum wage law. Most states also have a separate minimum wage law than the federal, which might be higher.
As of July 2010, federal minimum wage is $7.25 and Minnesota minimum wage is the same because federal law prevails. However, by statute, the minimum wage in Minnesota is $5.25 or $6.15 depending on annual sales.