I’m from Kentucky where it’s the same and they generally reserve the $7.25 hourly wage for the most vulnerable people with few options like 16 year olds getting their first job or immigrants.
When I was in high school washing dishes for $7.25 an hour the justification is that it’s something everyone should go through to “build character”, by which they mean the Protestant work ethic.
I’m from Kentucky where it’s the same and they generally reserve the $7.25 hourly wage for the most vulnerable people with few options like 16 year olds getting their first job or immigrants.
When I was in high school washing dishes for $7.25 an hour the justification is that it’s something everyone should go through to “build character”, by which they mean the Protestant work ethic.