The
deadline has arrived for most U.S. employers to post the new Federal
minimum wage increases that were recently signed into law by President
George W. Bush. All workplaces subject to the Fair Labor Standards
Act's minimum wage provisions are required by law
to display the new rates in a conspicuous location beginning July 24,
2007, the date of the first of three incremental increases in the
Federal wage standard.
The
U.S. Department of Labor has created a poster that explains the new
minimum wage law to employees. Copies of the poster are available below or can be downloaded directly from the Labor Department's website.
This
is the first increase in the Federal minimum wage since 1997. The new
rate of $7.25 per hour will be phased in over 26 months according to
the following timetable:
