the federal minimum wage
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GOVERNMENT,HRukusthelowestamountofmoneythat anemployeecanearnanhouraccordingto USgovernmentlaws:
FromJuly24, 2009 thefederalminimumwageincreasedto $7.25perhour.
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This would effectively repealthefederalminimumwage.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In the 1960s, colleges and universities were exempt fromthefederalminimumwageof $1.60.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It also takes credit for preventing any increase inthefederalminimumwagefor tipped employees, which has remained at $2.13 per hour since 1991.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Sixteen states have a minimum wage that is higher thanthefederalminimumwage.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He also voted in favor of maintaining the filibuster against a bill to increasethefederalminimumwagefrom $5.15 an hour to $7.25.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The plan had provisions to extend unemployment insurance for another year and raisethefederalminimumwageto $10.10.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He opposes federal aid programs such as federal farm subsidies,thefederalminimumwage, and unemployment benefits.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A common exemption tothefederalminimumwageis a company having revenue of less than $500,000 per year while not engaging in any interstate commerce.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The college regularly increases student pay on a yearly basis, but it has never been equivalent tothefederalminimumwagein the school's history.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This usually works out to be $3 to $7 abovethefederalminimumwage.
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