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

The Living Wage Foundation said wage was worth £2,262 more per year in the UK than the legal minimum pay, and £4,700 more in London.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2025

MPs themselves were entitled to a loss of office payment, set at twice the legal minimum, if they lost their seat and had been an MP for at least two years.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2025

The meeting was scheduled with 24 hours advance notice — the legal minimum.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2024

A legal minimum wage for all women, which should include cost of living of dependents as well as of individuals.

From The Family and it's Members by Spencer, Anna Garlin