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The federal minimum wage will be $7.25 per hour effective July 24, 2009. Many states also have minimum wage laws. In cases where an employee is subject to both state and federal minimum wage laws, the employee is entitled to the higher minimum wage. Of course, the states do not make it easy. Only 12 […]
NEW YORK – State labor officials said Wednesday they recovered a record $2.3 million in back wages for more than 800 workers at nine restaurants. The restaurants violated numerous labor laws including those dealing with minimum wage and overtime. The recovery is the largest collection for a single wage-violation case in the state Labor Department’s […]
Seven states announcing minimum wage increases for Jan. 1, 2009. Arizona will increase from $6.90 to $7.25 per hour. Colorado will increase from $7.02 to $7.28 per hour. Missouri will increase to $7.05 per hour. Tipped employees will increase to $3.525 per hour. Ohio will increase to $7.30 and $3.65 for tipped employees. Oregon will […]
Five states announcing minimum wage increases for Jan. 1, 2009. Arizona will increase from $6.90 to $7.25 per hour. Colorado will increase from $7.02 to $7.28 per hour. Oregon will increase from $7.95 to $8.40 per hour Vermont will increase from $7.68 to $8.06 per hour. Tipped employees will increase from $3.72 to $3.91 per […]
http://www.coloradoan.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080908/UPDATES03/80908036 A group of rural business owners is suing the state over its minimum wage law adopted by Colorado voters in 2006. The constitutional amendment, known as Amendment 42, adjusts the minimum wage annually as the cost of living goes up. In January, the minimum wage jumped to $7.02 for non-tipped workers, $4 for tipped […]
A nonpartisan coalition of more than 90 faith, community, labor and business organizations has launched an ambitious “$10 in 2010″ campaign to raise the federal minimum wage within two years. The Let Justice Roll Living Wage Campaign announced the crusade with support from various denominations, including American Baptist Churches USA, the Episcopal Church, Religious Action […]
If Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger wants to issue minimum-wage checks to 200,000 state workers in less than a month, he may want to rehire any semi-retired computer programmers he terminated last week. Democratic state Controller John Chiang said Monday it would take at least six months to reconfigure the state’s payroll system to issue blanket checks […]
Current minimum wage rates for all states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. State Minimum Wage Tip Credit Actual Tip Minimum % Allowed Credit $ Cash Wage Alabama none Alaska $7.15 0% $0.00 $7.15 Arizona $6.90 $3.00 $3.90 Arkansas $6.25 $3.62 $2.63 California $8.00 0% $0.00 $8.00 Colorado $7.02 $3.02 $4.00 Connecticut $7.65 29.3% […]
Five states increased their minimum wages effective July 1, 2008. In Illinois, the state minimum wage increased from $7.50 to $7.75 per hour. Credit for tips may not exceed 40% of the applicable minimum wage. Michigan’s minimum wage also increased from $7.15 to $7.40. Tipped employees make $2.65 making the state tip credit $4.75. The […]