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Under state law, the Delaware minimum wage increases automatically if the federal minimum wage is higher. On July 24, 2009 when the federal minimum wage increased, the Delaware minimum wage went from $7.15 per hour to $7.25 per hour.

This makes it critical for Delaware employers to display an updated minimum wage poster.

According to the Delaware Department of Labor, many employers in the state are covered by federal minimum wage law. Many employers in Delaware were affected by the July 24, 2009 increase of the federal minimum wage.

The FLSA or Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 is the law relevant to the federal minimum and applies to businesses with annual revenue of $500,000 or more, and to companies and individual employees engaged in interstate commerce.

Interstate commerce includes:

·         Accepting or sorting mail from out-of-state

·         Receiving goods from out-of-state vendors

·         Buying from out-of-state vendors

·         Accepting long-distance phone calls

·         Accepting credit card or debit card payments

·         Accepting out-of-state checks

·         Using the Internet, a website or email

A company that does not buy or sell goods out-of-state can still have several workers who engage in interstate commerce on a regular basis. Consider a small hair salon with annual revenue of less than $500,000. This salon serves local customers and buys its supplies locally. (more…)

Employers have already been warned that the state minimum wage will increase with the new year in Oregon, Washington, Florida, New Mexico, Vermont, Colorado, Arizona, Missouri, Montana, Ohio and Connecticut.

However, employers in other states also have to contend with minimum wage increases this year.

Even if an employer has no minimum wage employees, each increase means the employer must update his or her minimum wage posters. By law, employers are required to display a variety of labor law posters prominently in the workplace. Failure to do so can result in fines, penalties and citations.

On July 1, 2009 the Illinois minimum wage will increase by 50 cents, from $7.50 to $8.00 per hour. This is the final step in a 3-tiered increase introduced by the now-infamous (more…)