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If the state law in Wisconsin has a minimum wage of $8.00, but the federal minimum wage is $7.25, what will a Wisconsin employee’s minimum wage be?

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It would be $8.00.  Although federal law usually overpowers state law, the state has the right to choose if it wants to have a higher minimum wage. 
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