if you are on the minimum wage, then yes, your pay should reflect that.
No. State laws only regulate the minimum your boss has to pay you. If the minimum wage goes up, it doesn't mean your wage goes up unless you are making below minimum wage. Some union collective agreements have provisions that deal with this.
Most stores start their employees with minimum wage. Minimum wage varies from state to state. If you have work experience, that is taken into consideration for your starting wage. Raises are given once or twice a year, along with your employee review, and are based upon your performance.
In 2006, the minimum wage in Ohio was $6.50 per hour. This rate was established following a ballot initiative in 2006 that aimed to gradually increase the minimum wage in the state. The wage was set to increase annually based on inflation, reflecting the cost of living adjustments.
Typically, store associates at an OfficeMax Super Store start at minimum wage. Federal minimum wage is currently at $7.25; however, OfficeMax will pay what ever the state minimum wage is or federal minimum wage - whichever is higher. OfficeMax does give raises to store associates but it isn't common.
The current state minimum wage of Kentucky is $6.55 and will increase to $7.25 on July 1, 2009.
Minimum wage, and no raises ever.
Whatever the state minimum wage is. If they can find a CDL driver who'll drive for that state's minimum wage, they can employ a driver at that wage.
The minimum wage in the state of Delaware is $7.25 an hour.
The minimum wage in SC is definitely going to increase.
Alabama does not have a state minimum wage law.
The minimum wage for the state of Maine is $7.50 an hour.
The minimum wage in the state of Idaho is $7.25 an hour, the same as the federal minimum wage. This minimum wage was enacted in 2007.