Talk:List of U.S. minimum wages

I'm confused
If the federal minimum wage is 7.25, then how come some states have it lower? 198.53.106.37 (talk) 07:51, 16 August 2009 (UTC)


 * It's because some states set their own limit, apart from the federal limit. It's the same reasoning other states even have it higher than the federal one. That-Vela-Fella (talk) 11:31, 16 August 2009 (UTC)


 * The federal minimum wage should supersede the state minimum wage according to all applicable law. South Bay (talk) 12:08, 16 August 2009 (UTC)

I agree, it Should supercede If the state min is lower--unless it's some juvenile apprentice program or something. It take More than $7.25 an hour to live Anywhere in the US, especially CA and NYC.Tintinteslacoil (talk) 16:42, 15 July 2011 (UTC)


 * Only if the law is applicable to those businesses that are not under the federal system does the state limit comes into play. Not all workplaces in all the states fall under the federal criteria. That-Vela-Fella (talk) 12:52, 16 August 2009 (UTC)


 * You seem quite knowledgable on the subject, so could you please write something in the article or the main article about it? --Harel Newman (talk) 07:13, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

It's already generally mentioning on top of the article on it, as saying "If the job is not subject to the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, then state, city, or other local laws may determine the minimum wage." How much more is required & other sources not already on there is needed? That-Vela-Fella (talk) 10:03, 18 August 2009 (UTC)


 * In the case Missouri, it's because in Nov 2006 the voters approved an initive that increased the state minimum wage with a provision to annually adjust the rate once a year. That was followed by Congress in 2007 raising the federal minimum wage in a series of three steps that resulted in July 2009 of the federal minimum wage crossing above the state one. Also in the case of Missouri, employers must pay those subject to FLSA the higher of the state minimum wage and the federal one, but for employers exempt from FLSA but subject to the state wage law, they only need to pay their employees the state one. Jon (talk) 20:35, 11 September 2009 (UTC)

Read this to understand when the federal minimum wage applies (just the first paragraph). By the way, commerce is defined as trade, commerce, transportation, transmission, or communication among the several States or between any State and any place outside thereof, and State also means D.C. and territories. Guy0307 (talk) 12:42, 1 November 2009 (UTC)

Map, American Samoa?
I noticed A.S. in orange, yet no key to this color. On reading article, I learn it varies. Please put this in the key to the map.

What about the Phillipines, the Marianas Islands, Guantanamo, the canal Zone? (or, was the the C.Z. given back to Panama?)Tintinteslacoil (talk) 16:39, 15 July 2011 (UTC)

A.S. being the only odd one of the rest, I'll put the color code in then. Aside from the Northern Marianas (already mentioned with the other territories), the C.Z. was given back in 1999, the Philippines has the peso (independent since 1946!) and Guantanamo is strictly a federal military base.That-Vela-Fella (talk) 11:54, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

California: San Francisco Minimum Wage Ordinance and Exempt Workers
I don't see anything in the SF Minimum Wage Ordinance that requires that exempt workers have be paid double the minimum wage. And I can't find any other resources stating that, either.

My understanding from a payroll service provider is that a lot of startup cofounders pay themselves (40 x minimum_wage) per week as exempt workers.

Anyone have any more information about this? Otherwise I'll delete that note.

Glaugh (talk) 19:10, 29 November 2012 (UTC) (I'm new, sorry if I'm doing anything wrong here)


 * I did a bit of going back (over 2 years worth of edits to be exact) to find out this situation as how it came about. Found out it was originally saying under an order, specifically "IWC Order No. 4-2001 1,A,1,f" and with a quick google search, found this link http://www.dir.ca.gov/iwc/Wage_orders_January2001/IWCArticle4.html that states: '''1. Applicability of Order. This order shall apply to all persons employed in professional, technical, clerical, mechanical, and similar occupations whether paid on a time, piece rate, commission, or other basis, except that:

(A) Provisions of Sections 3 through 12 shall not apply to persons employed in administrative, executive, or professional capacities. The following requirements shall apply in determining whether an employee’s duties meet the test to qualify for an exemption from those sections:'''

And the same saying under subsections 1 (f), 2 (g) & 3 (d)- '''Such an employee must also earn a monthly salary equivalent to no less than two (2) times the state minimum wage for full-time employment. Full-time employment is defined in Labor Code Section 515(c) as 40 hours per week.'''

So that is the reason, although I'm not sure if it had since changed or if it should be removed or properly re-worded with the source link to reflect what's there now.That-Vela-Fella (talk) 22:06, 29 November 2012 (UTC)