Minimum Wage Laws in the States
Minimum Wage Laws in the States : Basic Minimum Rate (per hour), Premium Pay and After Designated Hours (Daily, Weekly).
Consolidated State Minimum Wage Update Table
The state minimum wage rate requirements, or lack thereof, are controlled by legislative activities within the individual states.
Federal minimum wage law supersedes state minimum wage laws where the federal minimum wage is greater than the state minimum wage. In those states where the state minimum wage is greater than the federal minimum wage, the state minimum wage prevails.
U.S. Department of Labor – Wage and Hour Division (WHD)
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