Unlike some countries, where a single minimum wage applies nationwide, U.S. states can set their own rates. Currently, Washington, D.C., and 30 states have minimum wages above the federal rate, while ...
Several states set their own minimum wage standards, but others follow the Fair Labor Standards Act; a law passed in 1938 ...
One in 20 non-exempt workers were underpaid last year, a figure that has nearly doubled since 2004, according to Cleveland Fed researchers.