The '''minimum wage''' is the lowest wage that an employer may legally pay their workers. More than 90% of countries in the world have minimum wage laws.
Most countries have a minimum wage. The minimum wage in the United states was most recently raised to $5.85/hr, on July 24, 2007, in a bill created by California Representative George Miller and signed into law by [[George W. Bush]]. At this rate, a person working a 40-hour week for 52 weeks a year at minimum wage earns $12,168.00 for the year. The minimum wage is higher in many states, such as [[New Jersey]], due to state minimum wage laws.
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