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Is My Job Allowed To Pay Me Below Minimum Wage?

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Location: Missouri, USA

Hello everyone. I just recently started a job working full-time at a daycare. When I interviewed (late December), our state minimum wage was still $13.75, although I requested $14 in my application just to see if I could get it. Now, when I interviewed, I admit I didn’t ask about the pay, but I was told by another worker who I knew that they get paid minimum wage. So I figured that is what I would be getting.

However, I have already trained and began working, but I have now just been asked to sign a digital employee handbook which has me type in an hourly pay rate to agree to. I then asked for clarification by the owner of the daycare what number I should put in, and she tells me $13. Not even $13.75, just $13.

Our state minimum wage has just been raised to $15, so I’m thoroughly confused. I don’t know much about about the legality of things when it comes to jobs, so bare with me, but is it legal for me to be getting paid so low?

Any and all help is appreciated, thank you.

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