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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
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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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While the $174,000 annual pay likely doesn't sound too shabby to those living in a country where the median individual wage comes to just over $59,000 a year, members of Congress are earning wages that were set in 2009.Kate Gibson, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024
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Lillard, though, compromised the Bucks’ defense while hurting the team’s ability to add depth because of his $54 million salary.Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Noninterest expense increased to $13.7 million from $11.5 million, primarily due to higher salaries and employee benefits.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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Our schools need better funding, and our direct support staff deserve living wages.Emily Harvey, The Denver Post, 5 Nov. 2024
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Add to this a clearer-than-ever bifurcation between first jobs that pay a living wage and appear to have career pathways and jobs that have one or the other or neither.Ryan Craig, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Minimum wage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minimum%20wage. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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