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Federal Minimum Wage Increases to $6.55 Per Hour on July 24, 2008


by Ford & Harrison LLP View Firm Credentials
Atlanta Office

August 6, 2008

Previously published on July 23, 2008

This is a reminder that, effective July 24, 2008, the federal minimum wage rate for covered non-exempt employees will increase from $5.85 per hour to $6.55 per hour. This is the second of three increases required by the 2007 Fair Minimum Wage Act, which amended the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The final increase, to $7.25 per hour, will take effect July 24, 2009.


 

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