When does minimum wage change? June or July?

Question

I've been hearing everyone talk about minimum wage increasing to 6.75 in June and 7.15 at the end of July or something. Anyone know the exact date?

Answer 1

Minimum wage is $7.15 an hour? I wouldn't get out of bed for $7.15 an hour.. How can anyone live on that kind of money?I make $32.50 an hour and I can just get by..The heater in my pool has been broken for two weeks and I can't afford to fix it.I'm ready to just give up.

Answer 2

On May 25, President Bush signed a spending bill that, among other things, amended the FLSA to increase the federal minimum wage in three steps: to $5.85 per hour effective July 24, 2007; to $6.55 per hour effective July 24, 2008; and to $7.25 per hour effective July 24, 2009. A separate provision of the bill brings about phased increases to the minimum wage in the CNMI and American Samoa, with the goal of bringing the minimum wage in those locations up to the general federal minimum wage over a number of years.