legal minimum

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In the interim, the state and local governments must act decisively to enforce the existing wage floor, ensuring employers cannot use expanded housing deductions to push workers’ pay below the legal minimum.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

But in 2024, the firm faced a backlash after revealing it would no longer hire new staff on the real living wage, instead paying the lower legal minimum wage.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

In 2024, the firm faced a backlash after revealing it would no longer hire new staff on the real living wage, instead paying the lower legal minimum wage.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

While many employers have more generous sick pay schemes, around one in four workers have to rely on the legal minimum.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2024

Regard the legal minimum wage and note that people are not allowed to work below that minimum.

From Definition & Reality in the General Theory of Political Economy by Colignatus, Thomas