What will the wisconsin minimum wage be for minors after July 24th 2008?
Federal Minimum wage for 7/24/2008 is set at $6.55 an hour and in 7/24/2009 it is to go up to $7.25 an hour. As for Wisconsin please read what I have below… The Wisconsin minimum wage is $6.50 per hour ($2.33 for tipped employees) and requires overtime after 40 hours. However, effective July 24, 2008 most employees are entitled to the federal minimum wage of $6.55 per hour. Minors and some disabled workers may be paid $5.90 per hour. Workers who are 16- or 17-years old are entitled to overtime after working 10 hours per day. The Wisconsin Equal Rights Division enforces the state law prohibiting discrimination based on age, ancestry, arrest or conviction record, color, religion, disability, genetic testing, polygraph results, marital status, military service, pregnancy, race, sex, and sexual orientation.* Wisconsin Minimum Wage – (rev. 11/2007) – Reflects new minimum wage rate of $6.50 per hour effective June 1, 2007 for adult employees, $5.90 per hour for opportunity employees, and $
