posted on November 1, 2005 06:51:47 AM new
There is a federally mandated minimum wage of $5.15 but a number of states have passed laws increasing it order to increase income levels (not to mention state income tax levels) within their state. Here are some other states that have readjusted for cost of living.
CALIFORNIA $6.75
San Francisco $8.50
CONNECTICUT $7.10
DELAWARE $6.15
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA $6.60
01/01/2006 $7.00
FLORIDA $6.15
HAWAII $6.25
ILLINOIS $6.50
MAINE $6.35
MASSACHUSETTS $6.75
MINNESOTA $6.15 or $5.25 (depends on income of employer)
NEW YORK $6.00
01/01/2006 $6.75
OREGON $7.25 (with annual adjustment for inflation)
PENNSYLVANIA $5.15 (Doubletime on Sundays - I didn't know Blue Laws still existed)
RHODE ISLAND $6.75
VERMONT $7.00
WASHINGTON $7.35
WISCONSIN $5.70
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posted on November 1, 2005 07:05:46 AM new
I think the key word here is "minimum" wage. The minimum that can be paid could be adjusted upward, but not downward. That is why there is a federal minimum wage law.
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[ edited by dblfugger9 on Nov 1, 2005 07:07 AM ]
