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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
But the minimum wage in Pennsylvania is almost irrelevant because of today’s labor market.
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Paul F. Clark, The Conversation, 29 Jan. 2025
That's right, when the minimum wage goes up, so do workplace injuries.
—Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 28 Jan. 2025
Hart also alleged in her suit that her employer also failed at times to pay her the minimum wage and overtime pay and that she was required to use her own mobile phone at work without reimbursement.
—Cathie Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 24 Jan. 2025
What's next: If passed, inmates would not necessarily be paid the state's minimum wage.
—Alex Golden, Axios, 23 Jan. 2025
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Paul F. Clark, The Conversation, 29 Jan. 2025
That's right, when the minimum wage goes up, so do workplace injuries.
—Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 28 Jan. 2025
Hart also alleged in her suit that her employer also failed at times to pay her the minimum wage and overtime pay and that she was required to use her own mobile phone at work without reimbursement.
—Cathie Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 24 Jan. 2025
What's next: If passed, inmates would not necessarily be paid the state's minimum wage.
—Alex Golden, Axios, 23 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for minimum wage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for minimum wage
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From 2018 to 2022, individuals and organizations from blue states contributed nearly 60% of all federal tax receipts but only received 53% of all federal contributions to states in the form of either direct payments, grants, contracts, or wages.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Stephen Henriques,
TIME,
14 Feb. 2025
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The analysis found that all nations involved in a trade war experience a reduction in real wages, with farmers suffering the greatest losses on average.—
Jack Randall,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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Palace, for all their relative financial might, cannot match a combination of the world-class facilities at Chelsea’s Cobham site, for example, and the potential salaries on offer at bigger clubs.—
Matt Woosnam,
The Athletic,
8 Feb. 2025
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But even those limited activities have been disrupted because NGOs don’t have money to pay the salaries of aid workers and, in some cases, USAID stop-work orders are still in place. CNN has reached out to USAID for comment.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN,
8 Feb. 2025
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Here’s how the numbers break down: What is considered a living wage in California?—
Kendrick Marshall,
Sacramento Bee,
4 Feb. 2025
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Quince Long-sleeve Lounge Tee, $35 Quince has pledged to only partner with factories that pay their workers a fair living wage.—
Annemarie Dooling,
Miami Herald,
30 Jan. 2025
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“Minimum wage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minimum%20wage. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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