Federal minimum wage law?

if there is no state minimum wage law in a state, does that parsimonious the state must adapt to the federal minimum wage law? Never mind. I found my answer now. I enjoy another question though. If applying for a first time job as a cashier at a grocery store..how much over the price of minimum wage should I put as my requested compensation? I'm 18, I enjoy no criminal history, and I'm a good listener/hard worker. I don't really know what cashiers get paid per hour...
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Federal law establishes the minimum wage, but not a maximum wage. That's why some states can specify a higher minimum wage without violate federal provision. As for your salary requirements, I never understood that question. It make sense for professional jobs where one company may pay $35K per year, while another might money $50K per year for the same job description. But menial jobs are pretty much standard across the board. When an application asks me what my expected stipend should be, I simply state that it's negotiable. Most likely, the job is worth a infallible amount, regardless what I might be worth. Therefore, if I want the job, I'll accept what is being offered. Asking a superior amount only makes sense when you have something that nobody (or really few people anywhere) can offer, and it makes you worth more to your employer. Cashiers are a dime a dozen.

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I believe so. I think in the Constitution there is a provision that if a federal decree and state law (or lack thereof) are in conflict, the federal tenet overrides it.

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If you're applying for a first time commission, you'll probably get minimum wage. You can ask for more, but if you ask for too much more, your application will be tossed into the trash when the hiring manager or HR person read it.

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