• mxcory@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    2 months ago

    Just want to add for those who might not know, if the state minimum is below the federal, then the federal is used as the minimum.

    • brbposting@sh.itjust.works
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      2 months ago

      So there are states where the politicians would tell business people “it’s not our fault you pay so much, we’d never want minimum wage at $7.25 and that’s why we never raised ours… we gotta fight for states’ rights!” (?)

      Instead of matching the federal minimum (which is kind of a waste of time you could argue but that would occasionally send a different message at least)