Minimum Wage is Increasing - Are You Ready?

The workers in about 1/3 of the states in the U.S. will be getting a pay raise this week. Any state that either follows the federal minimum wage, doesn't have a minimum wage law or has a state minimum wage less than the federal minimum, will be increasing to $6.55 per hour.

You can learn more here on the Department of Labor website.

Not only will it increase this week on Thursday, July 24 to $6.55 per hour, but the wage will increase again next summer to $7.25.

To learn which states will be affected by the increase, click here to view the DOL's map for minimum wage.

Poster Requirements for New Minimum Wage

Effective July 24, 2007, the Department of Labor will require that any employer subject to the minimum wage provisions of the Federal Labor Standards Act (FLSA) must post and have posted a labor law poster reflecting the new federal minimum wage of $5.85 per hour. For more information, please visit the the Department of Labor's website. Also, you can purchase labor law posters through many different vendors like HR.BLR.com, J.J. Keller, or others.