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(Encyclopedia) minimum wage, lowest wage legally permitted in an industry or in a government or other organization. The goal in establishing minimum wages has been to assure wage earners a standard…living wage
(Encyclopedia) living wage, the hourly wage that, at a minimum, supports a standard of living above the poverty level in a given locality. It differs from the minimum wage, which often provides a…Brewer's: Wages
Giles Moore, in 1659, paid his mowers sixteenpence an acre. In 1711 Timothy Burrell, Esq., paid twentypence an acre; in 1686 he paid Mary his cook…The Wage Gap
Equal Pay Act: A History of Pay Inequity in the U.S. Did You Know These Facts About Gender Pay Disparity? Median Annual Earnings by Race and Sex, 2013 Median Annual Earnings by Race…wage and price controls
(Encyclopedia) wage and price controls, economic policy measure in which the government places a ceiling on wages and prices to curb inflation. Also known as incomes policy, such programs have…bonus
(Encyclopedia) bonus, extra amount in money, bonds, or goods over what is normally due. The term is applied especially to payments to employees either for production in excess of the normal (wage…Brewer's: Hangman's Wages
131/2d. The fee given to the executioner at Tyburn, with 1 1/2d. for the rope. This was the value of a Scotch merk, and therefore points to the reign of James, who decreed that “the coin…State Minimum Wages
The Question: Where can I find state minimum wage rates for each state?? The Answer: Visit the Department of Labor's interactive…Brewer's: Make-wage
Wages supplemented by grants or rates. Similarly, a make-weight [loaf] is a small loaf added to make up the proper weight. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…Brewer's: Wages of Sin
(The). To earn the wages of sin. To be hanged, or condemned to death. “I believe some of you will be hanged unless you change a good deal. It'…Trending
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