MonsiuerPatEBrown to Today I Learned@lemmy.world · 8 months agoTIL Minimum wage has only increased by $7.00 in 85 years in the USA.message-squaremessage-square229fedilinkarrow-up11.34Kfile-text
arrow-up11.34Kmessage-squareTIL Minimum wage has only increased by $7.00 in 85 years in the USA.MonsiuerPatEBrown to Today I Learned@lemmy.world · 8 months agomessage-square229fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareGestrid@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up31·8 months agoIt should be noted that this is the federal minimum wage. Many states set a higher minimum wage than that. For example, California’s minimum wage will be $16/hr starting January 1st, Virginia is $12/hr, and New York is $14.20/hr.
minus-squarePhlubbaDubba@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·8 months agoCalifornia’s is actually even weirder, because they recently passed legislation that raises the minimum wage but specifically on franchised businesses
minus-squareQueue@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·8 months agoI think that got held up in lobbyists appealing to the court.
minus-squarev_krishna@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·8 months agoBerkeley’s minimum wage is $18.07
It should be noted that this is the federal minimum wage. Many states set a higher minimum wage than that. For example, California’s minimum wage will be $16/hr starting January 1st, Virginia is $12/hr, and New York is $14.20/hr.
Pennsylvania is $7.25 lol.
California’s is actually even weirder, because they recently passed legislation that raises the minimum wage but specifically on franchised businesses
I think that got held up in lobbyists appealing to the court.
Berkeley’s minimum wage is $18.07