The German minimum wage laws have been declared illegal by a German court. See http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/17093b12-ecb3-11dc-86be-0000779fd2ac,noOfParas=2,emailFormat=plainText,storyType=ultralight,dwp_uuid=7c485a38-2f7a-11da-8b51-00000e2511c8,print=no,_i_email=y.html