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http://www.metafilter.com/116475/Living-on-Minimum-Wage
So I agree that it's not a universally applicable graphic for every U.S. citizen making minimum wage, but I think it still helps illustrate the impossible bind that many people in this country are stuck in. posted by Scientist at 8:19 ...
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http://www.dol.gov/esa/minwage/america.htm
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http://www.dol.gov/whd/minimumwage.htm
Wage and Hour Division (WHD) Minimum Wage . Overview. The federal minimum wage provisions are contained in the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
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http://www.uvm.edu/~vlrs/doc/min_wage.htm
In 1998 the state minimum wage was $6.00 and on Jan 1, 1999 the rate rose to $6.50. Did Oregon’s higher minimum wage increase unemployment? Table 3 compares the ...
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimum_wage
... cost of employing low-skilled youth” through a sub-minimum training wage. A study of U.S ... community and the Conservative Party when introduced in 1999, the minimum wage ...
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http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=U.S._minimum_wage_legislation
Not all employees in the U.S. are guaranteed the federal minimum wage ... to apply the minimum wage to the Marianas in 1999 and a provision was included in every minimum wage ...
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http://www.policyalmanac.org/economic/minimum_wage.shtml
... Employment Policy Foundation: May 10, 1999) The Case Against a Higher Minimum Wage (US ... the States: State by state data from the U.S. Department of Labor. The Minimum Wage ...
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http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/05/08/republican-senate-candidate-in-nd-cant-name-minimum-wage/
Berg then posed the question to a staffer who only knew that it was “same as federal.” “Oh! Put it back on my shoulders!” the candidate exclaimed. North Dakota is one of about 20 states where the minimum wage is the same ...
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http://videocafe.crooksandliars.com/david/gop-senate-candidate-nd-cant-name-minimum-wa
the candidate exclaimed. North Dakota is one of about 20 states where the minimum wage is the same as the federal minimum wage, currently $7.25. As The Huffington Post's Amanda Terkel noted, Berg voted against raising North Dakota's minimum wage in 1999, 2005 and 2007 while he was serving as a state lawmaker. The Center for Responsive Politics reported in 2010 that Berg had a maximum net worth of over $54 million, making him the 14th richest member ...
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimum_wage_in_the_United_States
As of January 1, 2012 (2012 -01-01), the federal minimum wage in the United States is $7.25 per hour. Some states and municipalities have set minimum wages higher ...
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http://www.epi.org/publication/briefingpapers_min_wage_bp/
Of the 2.7 million parents who earned at or near the current minimum wage in 1999, 63% ... The minimum wage over time and characteristics of today’s minimum wage workers
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http://www.dol.gov/dol/topic/wages/minimumwage.htm
The Department of Labor enforces the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), which sets basic minimum wage and overtime pay standards.
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http://ed.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/05/08/11585624-gop-senate-candidate-doesnt-know-minimum-wage?lite
Meet Rick Berg. He's a Republican running for Senate in North Dakota, and he doesn't know what the minimum wage is. Take a look: Berg was the 14th richest member of the U.S. House in 2010, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, a nonpartisan group that tracks … ... He reportedly voted against raising the minimum wage while in the state legislature in 1999, 2005 and 2007. Ed will have a lot to say about this tonight on The Ed Show at 8pET on MSNBC!
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http://www.bls.gov/ro6/fax/minwage_tx.htm
... had earnings at or below the prevailing Federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour in 2010, according to the U.S ... 1999. 337: 186: 151: 4,990: 8.54: 2000. 297: 174: 123: 5,112: 9.01: 2001. 215: 128: 87
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http://www.njcitizenaction.org/mw.html
On This Page . Increase Minimum Wage to $8.50/hour! NJCA in the News "NJ Assembly Passes Bill To Raise Minimum Wage To $8.50" (Philadelphia Inquirer – May 25, 2012)
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http://www.ekimeeza.com/2012/03/19/british-minimum-wage-due-to-rise-by-11-pounds/
British minimum wage increase for people 21 and over from 6.08 Pounds. [EKIMEEZA BUSINESS ... The minimum wage was introduced in 1999 at £3.60 an hour for adults. The level is ... Find us On Face Book, Click Like ...
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http://www.dol.gov/whd/state/stateMinWageHis.htm
CHANGES IN BASIC MINIMUM WAGES IN NON-FARM EMPLOYMENT ... the Book of the States, 1968 - 1999 ... Wage and Hour Division U.S. Department of Labor. This document was last ...
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http://www.punchng.com/news/lawyers-disagree-on-state-police-support-wage-increase/
Prominent lawyers have disagreed on the setting up of state police but supported the N50, 000 minimum wage proposed by the acting Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, for police officers. Some of them ... What has been militating against the re-establishment of state police has been the fear that the state executives, just like the federal government, can use the state police to harass political opponents. ..... Re-engineering the 1999 Constitution (2) ...
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http://stateswithoutnations.blogspot.com/2012/05/snapdetainees-charge-slave-labor-at.html
If the range of hours worked for this example is 4 - 8 hours day, then the payments that should have been made for July 2009 under federal minimum wage laws would be $168635 to $337000. Again, what actually was paid ...
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/07/rick-berg-gop-senate-north-dakota-minimum-wage_n_1497694.html
WASHINGTON -- Rep. Rick Berg (R-N.D.), who is running for the state's open U.S. Senate seat, was caught off guard when approached by a voter who wanted to know the state's minimum wage. ... did not know the amount of the minimum wage. They opposed raising it, however. Berg voted against raising the minimum wage while in the state legislature in 1999, 2005 and 2007. In 2003, he also voted against a bill that would have required government contractors to ...
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http://www.seattleglobalist.com/2012/05/23/seattle-activists-g8-and-nato-summit-protests-chicago/3948
GABRIELA-USA contingent get ready to march (Photo by Jill Mangaliman). When the WTO protests happened in Seattle in 1999, I was a 17 year old teenager working for minimum wage at a Taco Time in West Seattle.
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http://unwelcomewords.blogspot.com/2012/06/obama-2012-vote-for-centre-right.html
It was finally killed off for good—'repealed' through the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act—in 1999 by no other than the darling New Democrat 'Bill' Clinton. Mr. Clinton was a deft ... Mr. Obama has failed to raise the federal minimum wage to $9.50 as he had promised to do in 2008 for 2011, which would have still been less than the federal minimum wage in 1968 when—after being adjusted for inflation and translated into 2011 dollars—it was just over $10. In November 2008 ...
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http://profit-craft.com/2012/06/03/servers-fluctuating-tips-make-financial-planning-difficult/
Johnsons article points out that there is a federal provision called the tip credit, which basically calls for lower wages for workers who receive tips at their place of business. Johnson reports that the sub-minimum wage for ...
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http://homepaddock.wordpress.com/2012/06/04/june-4-in-history-3/
1912 Massachusetts became the first state of the United States to set a minimum wage. 1913 Emily Davison, a suffragette, ran out in front of King George V's horse, Anmer, ... 1999). 1927 Geoffrey Palmer, English actor, was born. 1928 Ruth Westheimer, German-born American sex therapist and author, was born. 1928 Chinese president Zhang Zuolin was assassinated by Japanese agents. 1932 Maurice Shadbolt, New Zealand writer, was born( d 2004). 1937 Freddy ...
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http://www.quinnipiac.edu/news-and-events/new-york-cuomo-approval-tops-70-percent-highest-in-11-years-gillibrand-scores-high-as-she-buries-gop-challengers-
... seven states surveyed by the Quinnipiac University poll. Voters support 79 - 18 percent, including 61 - 34 percent among Republicans, raising the minimum wage, the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University poll finds. ... If the election for United States Senator were being held today, and the candidates were Bob Turner the Republican and Kirsten Gillibrand the Democrat, for whom would you vote? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk His Turner 26% ...
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http://politicartoons.livejournal.com/3103599.html
US federal minimum wage appears to be $7.25. 7.25 * 40 * 4 = $1160 7.25 * 70 * 4 = $2030 7.25 * 88 * 4 = $2552. I think they are definitely including food and other necessities under "afford". A 2-bedroom in Cleveland ...
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http://bostonfurs.livejournal.com/84512.html
Note: It is not essential, but I'm encouraging each and every one of us to tip. This will ensure that we maintain a good relationship with the staff. The minimum wage for “tipped services” is about half that of other forms of ...
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http://biztaxlaw.about.com/b/2012/05/20/5-tips-for-hiring-summer-workers.htm
Federal minimum wage rates are set by the Department of Labor. Some states have different minimum wage rates, so be sure to check these rates before you hire summer workers and start paying them. Younger workers ...
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http://blogs.buffalonews.com/politics_now/2012/05/audio-from-albany-senate-majority-leader-dean-skelos.html
Minimum wage hike opposition by Senate Republicans: "When the economy is good and booming then I think there's an opportunity to do a minimum wage increase then," he said during the interview, which occurred shortly ...
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