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

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

He cited a rise to the legal minimum wage, announced at October's Budget, as an example of how ministers were boosting living standards.

From BBC • Dec. 19, 2024

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