Sentence examples for below the federal minimum from inspiring English sources

That came to less than $4 an hour, well below the federal minimum wage of $5.15.

Mr. Salazar says he earned $6.50 an hour, 75 cents below the federal minimum wage.

In 2013, there were about 3.3 million US workers who were paid at or below the federal minimum wage.

In 1979 7.9% of workers toiled at or below the federal minimum wage; last year 2.8% did.

Depending on how you do the math, pay for minor-league baseball players may work out to something below the federal minimum wage, according to court documents.

Five of the 26 NFL cheerleading squads have brought legal action against their teams for being paid below the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour, because they are classified as independent contractors instead of employees.

States can exceed the federal minimum but cannot go below it.

"Democrats want to raise the federal minimum wage, Republicans fight to keep it below a living wage.

But the federal minimum wage remains $7.25 per hour, well below a living wage in most areas.

The federal minimum wage is $7.25.

The federal minimum is $5.15.