Senate proposals to raise the minimum wage were rejected recently. That means the federal minimum wage, which has been set to $5.15 an hour since 1997, will not rise in the foreseeable future.
A measure sponsored by Senator Kennedy would have raised the rate to $6.25 an hour. A Republican counter-proposal would have combined that increase with various breaks and exemptions for small businesses.
Sixteen states and the District of Columbia have minimum wages exceed the national level, including Washington State at $7.35. Twenty-six states are the same as the federal level; two — Ohio and Kansas — are below; and six do not have state laws.
You can find more information of labor law in www.postersolution.com, and community.poster4business.com will provide you the state, federal & OSHA labor law compliance information and services.
Thursday, October 27, 2005
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