1.0Labor Law Education Center: Learn About Labor Laws in Your Statehttps://www.laborlawcenter.com/education-centerhttps://www.laborlawcenter.com/education-center/author/local user/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="cnBgmNSpKt"><a href="https://www.laborlawcenter.com/education-center/purpose-of-minimum-wage/">Purpose of Minimum Wage</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.laborlawcenter.com/education-center/purpose-of-minimum-wage/embed/#?secret=cnBgmNSpKt" width="600" height="338" title="“Purpose of Minimum Wage” — Labor Law Education Center: Learn About Labor Laws in Your State" data-secret="cnBgmNSpKt" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.laborlawcenter.com/education-center/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> The purpose of the minimum wage is to provide a base pay rate for employees. That base pay rate is considered to be a fair pay for the work that the employee agrees to. While many employees choose to pay their employees more than the minimum wage, the purpose of the minimum wage is to...