The first federal minimum wage was established in
a. 1948
b. 1938
c. 1928
d. 1908

The answer is B. The first federal minimum wage was established in 1938.

Minimum wage was established under the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt. It was set at 25 cents per hour and has been raised since by other presidents. Minimum wage protects the right of the workers to a decent pay and it exists in numerous countries around the world. New Zealand set the first national minimum wage in 1894.