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Since 1938, the U.S. federal government has established that workers are entitled to a base hourly wage. Which workers receive that minimum -- and how much -- has remained a political issue.
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1894: new zealand, industrial conciliation and arbitration act, 1912: massachusetts, minimum wage, 1937: supreme court rules in favor of minimum wage, 1938: congress passes the fair labor standards act, 1949: congress raises the federal minimum wage to 75 cents, 1963: president kennedy signed into law the equal pay act, 2016: new york and california, $15 an hour, a&e television networks, llc, minimum wage in america, minimum wage, minimum wage law
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