The minimum wage law is an example of a right guaranteed by the constitutions.
In the United States, statutory minimum wages were first introduced nationally in 1938.
The Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 is the current federal minimum wage law of the United States. The act implemented three increases to the federal minimum wage—from $5.15 an hour to $5.85 per hour on July 24, 2007, to $6.55 per hour on July 24, 2008, and to $7.25 an hour on July 24, 2009.[121]
As of July 24, 2009, U.S. federal law requires a minimum wage of at least $7.25 per hour.
