United States: Toll-Free 800 Numbers. United States: Toll-Free 800 Numbers. Here is a listing of some Common U.S. Travel Related Business 800 numbers. Toll-Free number range is 800, 866, 877 and 888. These phone calls are free to the person making the call. The owner of the called 800 number pays for the cost of these phone calls.
Minimum wage. A minimum wage is the lowest remuneration that employers must legally pay their workers. Equivalently, it is the price floor below which workers may not sell their labor. Although minimum wage laws are in effect in many jurisdictions, differences of opinion exist about the benefits and drawbacks of a minimum wage.
In total, 29 states (and the District of Columbia) have now set a minimum wage level higher than the federal standard of $7.25 an hour. Aside from local districts, D.C. has the highest minimum wage in the U.S. at $11.50, followed by Massachusetts and Washington with $11.00 each. Arizona is going to make the biggest pay leap this month, with its minimum wage increasing by $1.95 to $10.00 in total. Many cities have enacted even higher local minimums.