Minimum wage increase - good news for students
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The students who are not lucky enough to get an assistantship on campus may have to work in a variety of jobs which are not exactly high end – and end up getting paid the minimum hourly wages.
USA has strict laws on minimum hourly wages. Different states have their own minimum wage laws. In case of different federal and state minimum wages, the higher wage is applicable. For example, California has a higher minimum wage, thus employers in California must pay the California minimum wages. These labor laws are applicable to hourly jobs for students on campus as well.
The federal minimum wage was hiked last week to $6.55 per hour. So if you are an international student working on campus and are paid the minimum wage, then you can expect to make $131 per week during regular semesters and $262 per week during summer or when it is permissible to work 40 hours per week.
The decisions on wage hike are taken well in advance. The federal minimum wage was $5.85 per hour since July 24, 2007; it is now $6.55 per hour effective July 24, 2008; and will be raised to $7.25 per hour effective July 24, 2009.
Reference: website of the US Department of Labor
September 23rd, 2008 at 6:46 am
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