Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Federal Min. Wage to Increase Soon

The federal minimum wage is currently $6.55 per hour. It will increase to $7.25 per hour effective July 24, 2009. Many states have also raised their minimum wage rates.

Employers in these 17 states will see their minimum wage increase the same as above:

Alabama
Georgia
Idaho
Indiana
Kansas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Nebraska (State law is not tied to federal law, so employers covered by state but not federal law will not be required to pay federal minimum wage.)
North Dakota
Oklahoma
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah (The state's minimum wage does not apply to anyone entitled to the federal minimum wage.)
Virginia
Wyoming (Like Nebraska, Wyoming’s law is not tied to federal law, so employers covered by state but not federal law will not be required to pay federal minimum wage.)

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