Sunday, January 12, 2020

The company Wisconsin keeps ($7.25 minimum wage edition)


Source:  Paycor


* (Employers subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act must pay the $7.25 Federal minimum wage)

States with no state-imposed minimum wage


Related reading:
By the Start of the New Year, Minimum Wages Went up in 22 States. Wisconsin Wasn’t One of Them.  (Wisconsin Budget Project, 1/2/2020)
Unfortunately, Wisconsin workers won’t get any of those benefits, as Wisconsin wasn’t among the states that increased their minimum wages. Wisconsin’s minimum wage is still stuck at $7.25, far below the $12 to $14 that some states now set as the minimum. Wisconsin’s minimum wage was last raised in 2009 – over a decade ago – and has lost about 16% of its purchasing power since then. That’s a difference of roughly $2,400 per year. 
Workers should earn enough to support their families. But Wisconsin’s low minimum wage means that a full-time, full-year worker in Wisconsin can earn as little $14,500 per year. For a single parent, working at the Wisconsin minimum wage puts them below the poverty line and unable to meet their family’s basic needs.

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