It’s like that because only a very small percentage of workers at any given time are making 7.25 (in 2022 it was 1.3% of all workers). Many states have higher minimum wages and any worker at federal minimum wage with even the slightest ability to improve won’t stay there very long.
ken120 on
Also explains that tips are a credit towards minimum wage and if they don’t make up the difference the employer has to.
Kathucka on
The fine print is also mildly interesting: ‘Some employers incorrectly classify workers as “independent contractors” when they are actually employees under the FLSA.’
I didn’t know that the Department of Labor was allowed to make judgements like that. It’s a subtle invitation to sue and not impartial. Yes, it’s true, but still….
MikeFromSuburbia on
Why has it never been raised?
luckyprincex on
Holy shit I just realized my employer has failed to update the poster.
NoAnaNo on
That’s still the minimum wage where I live. Been that way since I started working at 14 😭
SpecialMango3384 on
My question is, why isn’t minimum wage tied directly to the inflation rate? Every year, increase that wage by the inflation rate since that time last year
(I know why, but hell I hate it)
induality on
Fun fact: adjusted for inflation, $7.25 in 2009 is equivalent to $10.30 in 2023
NathanTPS on
Fun fact, federal minimum wage has not increased in 15 years. Despite super majority congresses, numerous president’s from different parties, oh and COLA going up nearly to double this minimum wage number.
It’s less a fault of your employer and more a damning indictment on the broken state of our federal system.
Noobmaster69isLoki01 on
Wait, I don’t live in America. $7.25 is the current minimum wage? Like for adults who have to pay taxes and everything? That can’t be?!!
In Belgium students (starting from 16yo) their minimum wage starts at I think €8,5 something like that and goes up with their age. I’m 23 and still a student. I make €13,7/h. If you work in the food sector you get payed €1 on top of that. Payed double on holidays and (where I work) you get payed 150% after 18:00. If you work in the weekends you also get payed 1 or 2 euro more per hour.
So surely that can’t be correct?!
People who don’t study and work have a minimum wage of €12,33/h. They cannot make less than €2 029,88 a month if they work the full 38h/week. Am I missing something?
ResidentMaster1996 on
If you don’t like the federal minimum wage, vote for senators who want to increase it. Can’t complain if we don’t vote for people who are actually in charge of minimum wage. Biden/Trump or any other US president is not in charge of your paycheck. Corporations have already shown they do not care about you, so vote for people who do
mrnapolean1 on
The issue is 7.25 isnt even a living wage nowadays.
kurt_go_bang on
From my vantage point here in California, where they have aggressively increased minimum wage to $15.50, it has done nothing to help the situation they were trying to help. This was all argued over heavily in the media and on Reddit with all the usual points being made by both sides.
What I saw was that my company, who prefer to keep their lowest paid staff at least $3.00 over the minimum, had huge increases in payroll. But it wasn’t just those at minimum wage that got a bump, nearly all staff got a bump because we couldn’t have decades long standing veterans now making wages barely above workers that just started a month ago. Basically everyone had to level up. They did this for a couple years, but eventually started raising their rates to their customers to offset huge hit in payroll increases.
We are a vendor for food production companies, for many brands that we all use and eat every single day in this country. So we passed on the new costs to these food manufacturers. What did they do? Hello new prices for every day food necessities. Butter, cheese, chicken, meat, etc.
To me all it looks like is that everyone’s wages basically stayed the same. The minimum went up, but eventually so did prices of necessities, so you have the same gap.
Add to that the ridiculous minimum increase for only fast food workers to $22 per hour. How did that work out? All I saw happen was many fast food joints immediately switched to automated ordering systems. Cutting back on jobs. I’m sure many more if not most will be automated with the next couple of years. So how did that help anyone?
Captain_Zomaru on
“Minimum wage should be a living wage” ya, it was. Then the cost of living absolutely skyrocketed.
Trashmouths on
Literally says “Rev 04/23” just FYI all of those labor posters get updated and have the last date of revision on the bottom right hand corner.
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“Beginning July 24, 2009”
It’s like that because only a very small percentage of workers at any given time are making 7.25 (in 2022 it was 1.3% of all workers). Many states have higher minimum wages and any worker at federal minimum wage with even the slightest ability to improve won’t stay there very long.
Also explains that tips are a credit towards minimum wage and if they don’t make up the difference the employer has to.
The fine print is also mildly interesting: ‘Some employers incorrectly classify workers as “independent contractors” when they are actually employees under the FLSA.’
I didn’t know that the Department of Labor was allowed to make judgements like that. It’s a subtle invitation to sue and not impartial. Yes, it’s true, but still….
Why has it never been raised?
Holy shit I just realized my employer has failed to update the poster.
That’s still the minimum wage where I live. Been that way since I started working at 14 😭
My question is, why isn’t minimum wage tied directly to the inflation rate? Every year, increase that wage by the inflation rate since that time last year
(I know why, but hell I hate it)
Fun fact: adjusted for inflation, $7.25 in 2009 is equivalent to $10.30 in 2023
Fun fact, federal minimum wage has not increased in 15 years. Despite super majority congresses, numerous president’s from different parties, oh and COLA going up nearly to double this minimum wage number.
It’s less a fault of your employer and more a damning indictment on the broken state of our federal system.
Wait, I don’t live in America. $7.25 is the current minimum wage? Like for adults who have to pay taxes and everything? That can’t be?!!
In Belgium students (starting from 16yo) their minimum wage starts at I think €8,5 something like that and goes up with their age. I’m 23 and still a student. I make €13,7/h. If you work in the food sector you get payed €1 on top of that. Payed double on holidays and (where I work) you get payed 150% after 18:00. If you work in the weekends you also get payed 1 or 2 euro more per hour.
So surely that can’t be correct?!
People who don’t study and work have a minimum wage of €12,33/h. They cannot make less than €2 029,88 a month if they work the full 38h/week. Am I missing something?
If you don’t like the federal minimum wage, vote for senators who want to increase it. Can’t complain if we don’t vote for people who are actually in charge of minimum wage. Biden/Trump or any other US president is not in charge of your paycheck. Corporations have already shown they do not care about you, so vote for people who do
The issue is 7.25 isnt even a living wage nowadays.
From my vantage point here in California, where they have aggressively increased minimum wage to $15.50, it has done nothing to help the situation they were trying to help. This was all argued over heavily in the media and on Reddit with all the usual points being made by both sides.
What I saw was that my company, who prefer to keep their lowest paid staff at least $3.00 over the minimum, had huge increases in payroll. But it wasn’t just those at minimum wage that got a bump, nearly all staff got a bump because we couldn’t have decades long standing veterans now making wages barely above workers that just started a month ago. Basically everyone had to level up. They did this for a couple years, but eventually started raising their rates to their customers to offset huge hit in payroll increases.
We are a vendor for food production companies, for many brands that we all use and eat every single day in this country. So we passed on the new costs to these food manufacturers. What did they do? Hello new prices for every day food necessities. Butter, cheese, chicken, meat, etc.
To me all it looks like is that everyone’s wages basically stayed the same. The minimum went up, but eventually so did prices of necessities, so you have the same gap.
Add to that the ridiculous minimum increase for only fast food workers to $22 per hour. How did that work out? All I saw happen was many fast food joints immediately switched to automated ordering systems. Cutting back on jobs. I’m sure many more if not most will be automated with the next couple of years. So how did that help anyone?
“Minimum wage should be a living wage” ya, it was. Then the cost of living absolutely skyrocketed.
Literally says “Rev 04/23” just FYI all of those labor posters get updated and have the last date of revision on the bottom right hand corner.