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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
Advertisement Proposition 32, a statewide ballot initiative to increase California’s current $16 minimum wage by $2 for all employees by 2026, appeared to be in a closer race but headed toward failure.
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Mackenzie Mays, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024
Wirth, who has been a high school biology and environmental science teacher, argued for more job training to upgrade Indiana’s workforce to lure industry to the state and for incrementally raising the minimum wage.
—John O'Connor, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2024
McBride’s key priorities for her congressional run were expanding access to affordable health care, protecting reproductive rights and increasing the minimum wage.
—Jo Yurcaba, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
Cockburn said Saudi Arabia would need a vast number of migrant workers to deliver its World Cup ambitions in a country which has neither established a minimum wage for non-citizens nor introduced measures to prevent worker deaths.
—Reuters, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2024
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Mackenzie Mays, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024
Wirth, who has been a high school biology and environmental science teacher, argued for more job training to upgrade Indiana’s workforce to lure industry to the state and for incrementally raising the minimum wage.
—John O'Connor, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2024
McBride’s key priorities for her congressional run were expanding access to affordable health care, protecting reproductive rights and increasing the minimum wage.
—Jo Yurcaba, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
Cockburn said Saudi Arabia would need a vast number of migrant workers to deliver its World Cup ambitions in a country which has neither established a minimum wage for non-citizens nor introduced measures to prevent worker deaths.
—Reuters, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for minimum wage
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Prices need to come down and wages/incomes need to go up for homebuyers to feel more comfortable jumping into homeownership.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
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While the economy has been better in recent years, with higher wage growth, lower inflation, and more affordable goods, unemployment remains low and people’s retirement accounts are flush.Gregory J. Rummo, Orlando Sentinel, 28 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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Roberts just won his second World Series in five years and is due a raise from his $4 million 2025 salary when his deal expires.Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 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 3 Dec. 2024.
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