Talk:Minimum wage in the United States
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[edit] Current law
I'm pretty sure the first sentence in the article is wrong--the current minimum wage law is the Fair Labor Standards Act, with the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 only amending it. I haven't done any research, so I may be wrong! --Lalala666 15:51, 3 June 2007 (UTC)
- Actually, I think both statements are correct. Jon 14:35, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
- Lalala is correct; the Fair Labor Standards Act governs the standards of employment practices, including wages. The Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 was simply the Act put in place to actually change the minimum wage. In other words, the Fair Labor Standards Act makes sure that employees are paid the current minimum wage, but it takes an Act of Congress to change that amount. I have corrected the wording. MplsNarco 09:59, 25 July 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Updating Needed
This page is in need of an update. There are a few areas where it talks about what will happen on a date that is now in the past. In addition, since the change on 24 July 2007, we need to make sure all the state minimums are correct and that the map represents the current situation correctly. I will work on the update/cleanup, and meanwhile, if anyone sees any information regarding new state minimums, leave a note here. Thanks. MplsNarco 10:03, 25 July 2007 (UTC)
- Map has been updated. Here is a list of state minimum wages (though they may be superseded by reliable news reports): [1] Thanks for helping out, these pages are especially prone to vandalism and obsolescence, and I'm not particularly vigilant. -- Lalala666 12:55, 25 July 2007 (UTC)
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- I've read quite a bit about the pros and cons, though I don't think the cons had as strong an argument since only the minimum wage is affected; in other words, it doesn't slide higher wages up. I'm not sure whether or not that is an assumed fact. Brian Pearson 00:42, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Update Needed
I'm not sure how to edit the map, but starting on 09/01/07 the minimum wage in NH rose to 6.50$, and will rise again to 7.25$ next September. could someone take care of this please? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.119.121.232 (talk) 04:43, 27 November 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Lower than Fed Minimum Wage?
According to the map, at least 3 states are shown as having a minimum wage below the federal minimum wage. This implies that state minimum wages take precedence over the federal minimum wage, and thus the federal minimum wage only applies to states that have no statutory minimum wages at all. Is this correct? 144.226.230.36 (talk) 17:45, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
- Workers must be paid the higher of the state or federal law. So if a state requires $5.15, and federal requires $5.85, the federal law wins. I think Clinton was the one who allowed states to set wages higher than the federal. Note that in some cases, the state law covers classes of workers that the federal law doesn't, so even though the wage is lower, it might cover some federally exempt workers. Lalala666 (talk) 20:01, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Criticism
The criticism of the minimum wage section needs to use citations. The author says "empirical evidence," but he essentially made something up, or plagarized someone's work. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.147.189.148 (talk) 02:41, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
