Minimum Wage Info Page - Federal AND Missouri - they differ
FEDERAL MINIMUM WAGE
Federal minimum wage increases to $6.55 effective July 24, 2008, and will increase to $7.25 on July 24, 2009.
From July 24, 2007 to July 23, 2008, the Federal minimum wage was $5.85
Here is the Federal Dept of Labor’s Q and A page about the Federal minimum wage
Tim’s Federal minimum wage page.
MISSOURI’s INTERNAL MINIMUM WAGE
Missouri’s internal minimum wage is $6.65 from January 1, 2008 through December 31, 2008
Missouri’s internal minimum wage had been $6.50 as of January 1, 2007, but it changes each January 1
Missouri Department of Labor minimum wage info page
Tim’s Missouri Minimum Wage page.
The minimum wage laws do not require vacation pay, sick pay or holiday pay.
LINKS:
US Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division. This is where you can get some info about who is covered by the minimum wage and overtime laws.
US Department of Labor minimum wage info page
Missouri Department of Labor minimum wage info page
Phil is a Missouri employment lawyer who is licensed to practice in Kansas and Missouri, and primarily takes cases in Saint Louis and Kansas City.
He is a member of the Missouri Bar Association and Kansas Bar Association.
Additionally, he has practiced in the United States Federal Courts of Missouri in St. Louis and Kansas City.
He has also practiced in the Kansas Federal District Court in Kansas City, Kansas.
