This Department of Labor poster describes the minimum wage and must be posted in certain workplaces.
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Minimum Wage
The minimum wage that an employer has to pay its employees is set by the federal or, in some cases, state governments. The first minimum wage law was passed in 1938 and it applied to workers involved in interstate commerce. Over the years, Congress added amendments to the Federal Minimum Wage Act that extended the law to include state and local government employees, workers in service and retail jobs, transit employees, construction workers, domestic workers, and those working in restaurants, hotels, and farms. Minimum wage laws now cover most workers who receive an hourly wage. In addition to federal minimum wage laws, some states have passed their own minimum wage laws. Some of these states set minimum wages higher than the federal minimum wage. Currently, eleven states and the District of Columbia have set minimum hourly wages higher than the federal requirement of $5.15.
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