The Mesopotamian civilization of Sumer emerges in the Ubaid period (6500-3800 BC) and Uruk period (ca. 4000 to 3100 BC), culminating in the mid-3rd millennium before giving rise to the Akkadian Empire in the 24th century BC. This is often identified as the first empire in history.
The 2015 Washington minimum wage is $9.47. Washington's minimum wage applies to workers in both agriculture and non-agricultural jobs, although 14- and 15-year-olds may be paid 85% of the minimum wage ($8.05). Read the September 30, 2014, news release. Print an announcement of the 2015 minimum wage.
san francisco has the nation s highest hourly minimum wage at $ 10 74 voters there will decide in november whether to raise the city s minimum wage to $ 15 an hour in 2018 the minimum wage in washington state is $ 9 32 an hourearlier this year minnesota raised the state s guaranteed wage by more than $ 3 to $ 9 50 by 2016california connecticut and maryland also have passed laws increasing their respective wages to $ 10 or more in coming yearseattle s $ 15 minimum wage usa s highest challenged a federal lawsuit filed wednesday challenges seattle s adoption of a $ 15 an hour wage