Arkansas Minimum Wage Rates. California Minimum Wage Rates. Any work in excess of eight hours in one workday, in excess of 40 hours in one workweek, or in the first eight hours worked on the seventh day of work in any one workweek shall be at the rate of one and one-half times the regular rate of pay.
http://www.dol.gov/whd/minwage/america.htm
Some developed countries have eliminated minimum wages, among them Sweden, Denmark (average minimum wage is 20 $/Hr), Iceland, Norway and Switzerland and allow their workers and employers decide the wage not based in a minimum wage.
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States with no minimum wage law (federal minimum wage rate applies) States with minimum wage rates the same as the federal. States with minimum wage rates lower than the federal (federal minimum wage rate applies) American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands have special minimum wage rates.
http://www.dol.gov/whd/minwage/america.htm
The 7th day overtime law, which is separate from the minimum wage law, requires premium pay on the seventh day for employees who work seven days in any one workweek. The state adopts the federal minimum wage rate by reference if the federal rate is greater than the State rate.
http://www.dol.gov/whd/minwage/america.htm
Alaska Minimum Wage Rates. Under a voluntary flexible work hour plan approved by the Alaska Department of Labor, a 10 hour day, 40 hour workweek may be instituted with premium pay after 10 hours a day instead of after 8 hours.
http://www.dol.gov/whd/minwage/america.htm
A minimum wage is the lowest remuneration that employers may legally pay to workers. Equivalently, it is the price floor below which workers may not sell their labor. Although minimum wage laws are in effect in many jurisdictions, differences of opinion exist about the benefits and drawbacks of a minimum wage.
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The rates contained in these Wage Orders may differ from the general Minimum Wage rate. In summary: As of December 31, 2015, the Minimum Wage for individuals working in the fast food industry is $10.50 per hour in New York City, and $9.75 per hour in the rest of the state.
https://www.labor.ny.gov/workerprotection/laborstandards/workprot/minwage.shtm
As of December 31, 2015, New York State's minimum wage is $9.00 per hour. Posters and summaries listing rates for all industries are available on our forms page. If you have questions, please review our Frequently Asked Questions listed below.
https://www.labor.ny.gov/workerprotection/laborstandards/workprot/minwage.shtm
If a higher minimum wage increases the wage rates of unskilled workers above the level that would be established by market forces, the quantity of unskilled workers employed will fall. The minimum wage will price the services of the least productive (and therefore lowest-wage) workers out of the market.
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1 As of December 31, 2015, the Minimum Wage for other Tipped Workers is $7.65 per hour if they earn at least $1.35 per hour in tips, or $6.80 per hour if they earn at least $2.20 per hour in tips.  As of December 31, 2015, the Minimum Wage for all other workers is $9.00 per hour.
https://www.labor.ny.gov/workerprotection/laborstandards/workprot/minwage.shtm
what is minimum wage
The minimum wage is $9.00 per hour.