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Minimum Wage
A minimum wage is the lowest hourly, daily or monthly wage that employers may legally pay to employees or workers. First enacted in Australia and New Zealand in the late nineteenth century,[1] minimum wage laws are now enforced in more than 90% of all countries.[2]
Many supporters of the minimum wage assert that it is a matter of ethics and social justice that helps reduce exploitation and ensures workers can afford what are considered to be basic necessities.[1] Others, however, claim it hurts businesses by reducing profit margins, and also increases unemployment.
Final Increase to Federal Minimum Wage in Effect Pursuant to the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007
By A. Edward Hardin, Jr.
Effective July 24, 2009, the federal minimum wage increased from $6.55 per hour to $7.25 per hour for all non-exempt employees...
Ohio Minimum Wage is Still Higher Than Federal Minimum Wage
As Kohrman Jackson & Krantz's blog indicates, the federal minimum wage increased law Fridayon July 24, 2009 to $7.25 per hour...
New Illinois Minimum TTD Rates Based on Increase in Minimum Wage
The Illinois minimum wage will increase annually over a four-year period, from the current rate of $6.50 per hour. The increases will be as follows:July 1, 2007 - $7...
Minimum Wage Up to $7.25
Effective today, the federal minimum wage is $7.25. Some state minimum wage laws exceed the federal rate. Here's an interactive map of state minimum wage rates -- click on the state to see that state's minimum wage...
Ohio's Minimum Wage Going Up On 1/1/08
Ohio's minimum wage for most employees is going up on January 1, 2008 from $6.85 per hour to $7.00 per hour for non-tipped workers and from $3...
My job requires me to drive bank deposits up to two times a day using my own vehicle and gas. Although not too far, can should I be receiving compensation? One deposit run is required daily by company policy, but the man
you should be getting a mileage comp. I own my own company and I pay my employee...
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My job requires me to drive bank deposits up to two times a day using my own vehicle and gas. Although not too far, can should I be receiving compensation? One deposit run is required daily by company policy, but the man
you should be getting a mileage comp. I own my own company and I pay my employee...
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