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

Mrs Willgoose said she was glad the killer's minimum term had been raised above the legal minimum, which would have been 15 years.

From BBC • Oct. 22, 2025

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

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