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an amount of money that is the least amount of money per hour that workers must be paid according to the law
Congress will vote on a bill to raise the minimum wage.
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Recent Examples of minimum wage
Many states have established a higher minimum wage and seven, including Nevada, have done away with the subminimum wage.
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Bob Woods, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
While in office, Schwarzenegger also pushed for reducing the state’s greenhouse gas emissions, increasing the minimum wage, and updating the workers compensation system.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2024
The state currently mandates a base pay of $6.75 per hour for these workers, with the employer required to cover the gap if tips don't meet the general minimum wage of $15 per hour.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Bank of America, Costco and Home Depot, for example, all raised their minimum wages to $15 or more since the pandemic.
—Maria Gracia Santillana Linares, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Bob Woods, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
While in office, Schwarzenegger also pushed for reducing the state’s greenhouse gas emissions, increasing the minimum wage, and updating the workers compensation system.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2024
The state currently mandates a base pay of $6.75 per hour for these workers, with the employer required to cover the gap if tips don't meet the general minimum wage of $15 per hour.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Bank of America, Costco and Home Depot, for example, all raised their minimum wages to $15 or more since the pandemic.
—Maria Gracia Santillana Linares, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for minimum wage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for minimum wage
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Higher wage bills The government also announced that the national living wage would increase by 6.7% from April 2025 to £12.21 per hour.Marc Shoffman, theweek, 6 Nov. 2024
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On top of higher wages, the contract would allow workers to use $5,000 initially allocated for a retirement match to boost their ratification bonus, Axios' Nathan Bomey reports.Axios, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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It's expected to bring 6,000 direct jobs with a median salary above $88,000.Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
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Time and talents are traded for salary and benefits.Chris Westfall, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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This year, however, the increase in Marin’s living wage won’t affect wages for IHSS workers because their union negotiated a new contract in June that increased the pay to $19 per hour.Richard Halstead, The Mercury News, 25 Nov. 2024
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Throughout the nation, thousands of construction industry tax cheats fail to pay their workers fair living wages and rarely provide medical coverage, while also failing to pay federal, state, and local taxes, overtime, and workers’ compensation benefits.William C. Sproule, Baltimore Sun, 14 Nov. 2024
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“Minimum wage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minimum%20wage. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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