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Minimum wage

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-003243

The lowest hourly, daily, or monthly remuneration that employers can legally pay their workers. This standard is established by statute or regulation to protect workers from exploitation and provide a basic living standard. In the United States, the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) sets the federal minimum wage.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-003243
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-003243",
  "term": "Minimum wage",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "The lowest hourly, daily, or monthly remuneration that employers can legally pay their workers. This standard is established by statute or regulation to protect workers from exploitation and provide a basic living standard. In the United States, the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) sets the federal minimum wage.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/minimum-wage/"
}

Record 3,210 of 5,441 in Law terminology (MLC-0107). Request the full dataset.