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  Minimum Wage and Maximum Hours Standards Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, 1988 Report to the Congress & Minimum wage started
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  Minimum wage was $5.15 1998
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  he federal minimum wage for covered nonexempt employees is $7.25 per hour effective July 24, 2009
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  strengthens the middle class by making America a magnet for jobs , Helps many families struggling to make ends
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  President Obama endorsed a bill to raise the $7.25 federal minimum wage by nearly 40% over three years to $10.10 an hour in 2016.
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  the minimum wage would kill jobs.
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  the executive order will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2015, this will benefit hundreds of thousands of workers
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