• Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world
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    5 hours ago

    The federal minimum wage in the United States is $7.25 per hour. That’s equivalent to about £5.95 . For reference.

    Most states have their own minimum wage, which complicates things. My home state, for example, just increased its minimum wage to $15.49 . That’s about £12.72, so close to par with what yours will soon be.

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      4 hours ago

      Don’t forget that employers can pay disabled employees less than that $7.25 that was established in 2009.