The federal minimum wage was established in 1938 at $0.25 per hour under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The last increase occurred in July 2009, setting it at $7.25 per hour. This marks the longest ...

After hanging in the balance for two weeks after the election, an initiative to increase the state’s minimum wage to $18 an hour was defeated by a narrow margin. Opponents said the rejection of ...

KENTUCKY (WKYT) - Research by the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy shows Kentucky’s minimum wage of $7.25 an hour is below the poverty line. The article from the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy ...

The federal and Wisconsin minimum wage has remained at $7.25 an hour since its last increase in 2009. A full-time worker earning the current minimum wage falls below the federal poverty threshold.