arkansas has the lowest minimum wage in the country.
arkansas has the lowest minimum wage in the country.
who has the lowest minimum wage in the country?
arkansas
minimum wage rates vary greatly across many different jurisdictions, not only in setting a particular amount of money—for example $7.25 per hour ($14,500 per year) under certain us state laws (or $2.13 for employees who receive tips, which is known as the tipped minimum wage), $11.00 in the us state of washington, or £7.83 (for those aged 25+) in the united kingdom—but also in terms of which pay period (for example russia and china set monthly minimum wages) or the scope of coverage. currently the united states federal minimum wage is $7.25 per hour. however, some states do not recognize the minimum wage law, such as louisiana and tennessee. other states operate below the federal minimum wage such as georgia and wyoming. some jurisdictions allow employers to count tips given to their workers as credit towards the minimum wage levels. india was one of the first developing countries to introduce minimum wage policy in its law in 1948. however, it is rarely implemented, even by contractors of government agencies. in mumbai, as of 2017, the minimum wage was rs. 348/day.
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for one year, hinck chaired the portland city council's energy & sustainability committee. under his leadership in 2016, portland: 1) committed to the construction of maine's largest municipal solar power installation; 2) joined the fewer than two dozen municipalities in the united states that require energy building benchmarking of large commercial and residential buildings; and 3) committed to replace all of portland's old street lights and changing them out for new energy-efficient led units. in 2015, working with then mayor michael brennan, hinck was instrumental in assuring passage of a measure that for the first time set a minimum wage in the city of portland higher than the statewide minimum. the new minimum wage of $10.10 an hour went into effect on january 1, 2016, and rose to $10.68 per hour on january 1, 2017. with the increase, portland went from having the sixth lowest minimum wage in country as a function of the area cost of living to the nation’s twelfth highest minimum wage. in 2014, hinck also played a lead role when portland adopted an ordinance requiring a 5 cent fee on all disposable plastic and paper bags provided at supermarkets, grocery stores and other retail shops.
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