2007-09-22 07:18:39 · 3 answers · asked by curious 1 in Social Science ➔ Economics
Also, what conditions might exist that would allow an employer to pay an employee less than the Federal minimum wage?
2007-09-22 08:00:25 · update #1
It is adjusted to the price level in state, for example in California it is $8 and in Georgia it is $5.15, because food and rent and real estate(not that someone who makes 8 bucks an hour can afford to buy any in Ca) is much more expensive.
2007-09-22 07:26:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Each state can arbitrarily adopt any set amount as its minimum wage. If a state chooses not to adopt one, it adopt the federal minimum wage by default.
The political power of socialist forces (i.e., labor unions and others) determines if a state will have a minimum wage and what that wage will be.
In all cases however, the decision is arbitrary based on what the citizens and their elected representatives want
2007-09-22 14:32:28 · answer #2 · answered by Homer J. Simpson 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Here is data on minimum wage laws by state.
http://www.dol.gov/esa/minwage/america.htm
I do not know for sure, but I would guess the level is related to the average income per person in the state and how urban the population is
2007-09-22 14:59:48 · answer #3 · answered by meg 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋