Litigation

Federal Minimum Wage Increases July 24
Effective July 24, 2008, the federal minimum wage for covered non-exempt employees will rise from $5.85 to $6.55 per hour. The Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007, which amended the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), provides for phased-in increases ultimately reaching $7...

Federal Minimum Wage Increase
The federal minimum wage increases from $5.85 to $6.55 per hour, effective today, July 24, 2008. The minimum wage will increase to $7.25 next year. Note that the California minimum wage applicable to California employers and employees is already higher than the current or future increase.

Minimum Wage Increase Takes Effect Today
Today, the federal minimum wage increases to $5.85/hour. The increase comes after nearly ten years during which the minimum wage remained fixed at $5.15/hour, and includes two automatic increases on July 24, 2008 and July 24, 2009...

Employers Beware! Minimum Wage Increases To $6.55 Effective Today July 24, 2008
The federal minimum wage increases from $5.85 per hour to $6.55 per hour effective today, July 24, 2008. It increases again effective July 24, 2009 to $7.25 per hour. Details about the federal minimum wage rate, including historical data are...

Federal Minimum Wage Increase Set for Today
As mandated by the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007, the federal minimum wage increases today from $6.55 and hour to $7.25 an hour.  So at least for the moment, the federal minimum wage is higher than the current Florida minimum wage of $7...

California Minimum Wage for 2008 Increases to $8.00 Per Hour
As mentioned here last year, California's minimum wage increased to $8.00 per hour, effective January 1st, 2008. The 2008 rate represents a 6.7% increase over the old (2007) minimum wage, which was $7...

State Minimum Wage Increases Take Effect
Minimum wage increases took effect in a number of states on January 1st, including California, Massachusetts, Missouri, Ohio, and Oregon. (Check out the current minimum wage in your state, as of January 1, 2008) A number of states increase minimum...

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