What is Minimum WAGE in the USA? JCPenny said they pay 6.50 an hour! On my other question people say that is?

Question

against the law? Is it?

Answer 1

Federal Minimum wage is $5.15 an hour, if states go higher than that then take advantage of it, here in texas most places use the federal minimum.

Answer 2

The federal minimum wage for covered, nonexempt employees is $5.15 per hour. The federal minimum wage provisions are contained in the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Many states also have minimum wage laws. In cases where an employee is subject to both the state and federal minimum wage laws, the employee is entitled to the higher of the two minimum wages.

The FLSA does not provide wage payment or collection procedures for an employee's usual or promised wages or commissions in excess of those required by the FLSA. However, some states do have laws under which such claims (sometimes including fringe benefits) may be filed.

The Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division administers and enforces the federal minimum wage law.

Answer 3

In California the State minimum wage is $7.50 an hour, although San Francisco has mandated all employess be paid a minimum of $9.14 an hour.

Beginning January 1, 2007 and ending December 31, 2007, all San Francisco employers must pay to each employee who performs work in the City (including temporary
and part-time employees) wages not less than $9.14 per hour.
The minimum wage requirement, set forth in the San Francisco Minimum Wage Ordinance, Chapter 12R of the
San Francisco Administrative Code, applies to adult and minor employees who work two (2) or more hours per week.

Answer 4

It is against the law IF the state, that this JCPenny is located in, has a law for paying the minimum wage.

Answer 5

It actually can vary from $5.15 and up. Several states voted on raising the minimum wage. Here it is $6.25, other states have different rates. If yours wasn't one of those states, then the minimum is $5.15.
sorry

Answer 6

here is the facts:
the federal minimim is 5.15 an hour... this means that ANY job in the us must pay 5.15 per hour this it the country law.
with in states though it varies....
here is a link that will help you understand that....
http://www.dol.gov/esa/minwage/america.htm

NOW there is an exception... some restaraunts pay LESS than that per hour to waiters and waitresses... something like 2.50... because they get TIPS that compensate..
SO THE TIP is not extra! it is making up the difference to the paycheck.
SO remember to tip people!

Answer 7

Minimum wage is $5.15/hr sweetie. It should be against the law.

Answer 8

British readers, minimum wage in the US is just under three pounds an hour. Seriously.

Answer 9

as if right now the federal minimum wage is 5.15 per hour its is supposed to be raised this year to 5.85 per hour.
Some states however like michigan have set their minimum wage at 6.95 per hour so you should check with your state regarding their minimum

Answer 10

6.50 is legal since the minimum wage is currently 5.15. As for JC Pennies, I worked there in 1996 for, you guessed it, 6.50. That was by far the worst experience of my life as far as jobs. I have gay friends, so I have no problems with homosexuals, but my gay manager went overboard with the sexual harassment, embarrassing me in front of our Levi Strauss rep's who came to setup their display, my making inappropriate sexual innuendo. Making derogatory remarks that had them asking me if he normaly did that to his employees. Unfortunately I was the only one, so when I tried to report it to HR, I was blown off and told that I was being "non-tolerant" of homosexuals. I also had problems with pay and schedules. I could go on and on but I think you get the picure.