minimum wage
noun
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: the lowest wage paid or permitted to be paid
specifically
: a wage fixed by legal authority or by contract as the least that may be paid either to employed persons generally or to a particular category of employed persons
Examples of minimum wage in a Sentence
Congress will vote on a bill to raise the minimum wage.
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Meanwhile, Slotkin began to make inroads in Detroit, meeting with leaders, cosponsoring bills in the U.S. House to study reparations and raise the minimum wage, and seeking out endorsements.
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Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 7 Aug. 2024
In January, the state’s minimum wage was raised to $16 per hour, one of the highest in the country; fast food workers wages were set at a minimum of $20 per hour, making salaries even more competitive.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2024
Wage and hour investigators, currently five of them, focus on minimum wage and overtime violations, while wage enforcement positions, currently 16, have a broader mandate including commissions, bonuses and final paychecks, among other things.
—José Luis Martínez, Hartford Courant, 5 Aug. 2024
One glossy piece from De León’s ballot committee, which was viewed by The Times, highlights his support for Prop. 32, which seeks to raise the statewide minimum wage to $18 an hour.
—Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2024
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Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 7 Aug. 2024
In January, the state’s minimum wage was raised to $16 per hour, one of the highest in the country; fast food workers wages were set at a minimum of $20 per hour, making salaries even more competitive.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2024
Wage and hour investigators, currently five of them, focus on minimum wage and overtime violations, while wage enforcement positions, currently 16, have a broader mandate including commissions, bonuses and final paychecks, among other things.
—José Luis Martínez, Hartford Courant, 5 Aug. 2024
One glossy piece from De León’s ballot committee, which was viewed by The Times, highlights his support for Prop. 32, which seeks to raise the statewide minimum wage to $18 an hour.
—Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2024
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“Minimum wage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minimum%20wage. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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