When don't I have to pay the national minimum wage?
That is well above the national minimum wage of $4.75 an hour.
They must also be paid at least the national minimum wage.
It's not much more than a year's salary at the national average wage.
Today the national average wage in nursing homes is thought to be $7 to $8 an hour.
This could take you below the national minimum wage for your age group.
This year their minimum is $857 a week, compared to the $330 national average wage.
See our guide for further information on the national minimum wage.
Workers can't even get a modest increase in the national minimum wage.
These 'commission workers' must be paid at least the national minimum wage for the number of hours that they have worked.