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  • The Impact of Minimum Wage on Unemployment

    A minimum-wage hike is meant to increase the pay of workers who earn the least amount of money in the United States. Traditionally, minimum-wage workers are teenagers, unskilled workers and...

  • Effects of Minimum Wage

    Establishing a minimum wage has always had at least some controversy attached to it. Businesses claim that raising the minimum wage forces them to cut jobs due to increased labor costs and...

  • Pros & Cons on Minimum Wage

    The first minimum wage in the United States was set at 25 cents in 1938. Through 2009, it had been raised 23 times, the most recent being on July 24, 2009, when it went up to $7.25.

  • Minimum Wage Benefits

    The first minimum wage in America was passed in 1938 and has increased 23 times, the most recent coming in 2009. Businesses are required to display posters in the work place that inform workers of...

  • History of Minimum Wage

    In American history, minimum wage is relatively new. It was established after the Industrial Revolution and just before World War II to ensure that American workers were given a wage on which to...

  • Why Was Minimum Wage Created?

    The federal minimum wage is a minimum hourly rate that a worker may be paid by an employer. This minimum wage includes both full- and part-time workers who work in both the public and private...

  • How to Determine Minimum Wage

    According to the AFL-CIO, 8 million workers in the United States are working at or below the federal minimum wage of $5.85. Luckily for some, many states have set a minimum wage above that...

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