RE: We have states with zero minimum wage Mississippi, lousiana, Alabama, South Carolina and Tennessee.
How could this be when there is a FEDERAL minimum wage of $7.25 and hour? Wouldn’t they be in violation of US labor law?
I’d imagine if they have federal jobs in the state they are paid the minimum wage at least. I’m just saying Mississippi doesn’t pay very much compared to other 49 states. Why?
“RE: We have states with zero minimum wage Mississippi, lousiana, Alabama, South Carolina and Tennessee.
How could this be when there is a FEDERAL minimum wage of $7.25 and hour? Wouldn’t they be in violation of US labor law?”
There are a few sectors of the economy that are exempt from federal minimum wage laws (e.g., family members working in family-run small businesses). States have the option of enacting minimum wage laws to cover these exemptions. Also, states can have minimum wage levels that exceed the federal minimum for covered sectors but they cannot be lower than the federal minimum for those sectors covered by the federal law.