What Happened In July 2019 With Regard To Federal Minimum Wage Laws

Below our california employment law attorneys answer the following frequently asked questions about minimum wage laws and employees rights in california.
What happened in july 2019 with regard to federal minimum wage laws. The minimum wage the lowest hourly amount that an employee may be paid for their labor is determined by both state and federal labor laws in the united states under the federal fair labor standards act states and localities are permitted to set their own minimum wage rates which will take precedence over the federal minimum wage rate if they are higher. For example in the city of los angeles as of july 2019 the minimum wage is 14 25 per hour or 13 25 per hour for employers with 25 or fewer employees. However the same happened in 2019 with the delaware state minimum wage. Up and down but mostly down for the last 50 years u s.
The new laws affecting the connecticut state minimum wage will ensure that there will be a consistent increase to the minimum wage over the next several years. As of january 2020 there were 29 states and d c with a minimum wage higher than the federal minimum. However some states cities and counties have a higher minimum wage rate. Minimum wage change in 2019.
Federal hourly minimum wage. I currently pay my employee 12 00 per hour 1 25 above the july 1 2018 to june 30 2019 standard minimum wage. The new law raises the minimum wage in increments increasing the wage to 10 per hour on july 1 2019 and to 11 on january 1 2020. The minimum wage in the united states is set by us labor law and a range of state and local laws.
Employers generally have to pay workers the highest minimum wage prescribed by federal state and local law. The current 7 25 national minimum wage for instance is now worth 16 less than when it was enacted in july 2009. Since july 24 2009 the federal minimum wage is 7 25 per hour. The federal minimum wage in 2020 is 7 25 per hour and has not increased since july 2009.
This will result in the minimum wage increasing to 15 00 per hour by june 1st 2023. The house passed a bill thursday that would raise the federal minimum wage for the first time in a decade but there s little chance the measure will be taken up in the republican controlled senate. Overview on february 4 2019 gov. The employee claims that as of july 1 2019 i will be legally obligated to pay at least 12 50 per hour to maintain a wage 1 25 cents above the july 1 2019 to june 30 2020 minimum wage.
In may 2019 the fair work commission announced that it would increase the minimum wage by 3 per cent to 19 49 per hour.