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The Minimum Wage: Information, Opinion, Research
Where the Jobs Are. The New York Times
An editorial pointing out that the increase to $7.25 is not
enough to assure adequate pay in the rapidly growing number of low-paying jobs nationally. July 2009
Restoring the Minimum Wage for America's Tipped Workers. Rajesh D. Nayak and Paul K. Sonn
Since 1991, tipped employees who were not coverd by better state
minimums have been paid only $2.13 per hour under the federal minimum wage law. This report from the National Employment Law
Project argues for raising the federal minimum for tipped employees and linking it to the level of the regular minimum
wage. August 2009
Low-Wage Workers Are Often Cheated, Study Says. New York Times
A stronger minimum wage for the future will mean not only a
higher one but an enforced one as well. This article on a major study of employment and labor law violations summarizes
the severity of the problem. September 2009
Prompted in part by the study of wage violations cited above,
cities and states seek to strengthen enforcement. 2009
Lower-wage jobs can spur the economy. Los Angeles Times
The rationale behind the city's creation of thousands of
new subsidized jobs paying $10 per hour. February 2010
Revised formula counts more Americans in poverty. huffingtonpost.com
Although the minimum wage isn't mentioned here, the revised
formula for calculating poverty threshholds is likely to be an important topic in the next round of minimum wage
debates. September 2009
Two brief analyses from the Economic Policy Institute on the
relation of the minimum wage to the recession. May 2009/February 2010
Manufacturers reiterate call for National Minimum Wage formula. eef.org
Great Britain's manufacturers look for a way to plan ahead on
wages by means of a minimum wage formula based on trends in pay rates nationally. September 2009
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