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wages

(Encyclopedia) wages, payment received by an employee in exchange for labor. It may be in goods or services but is customarily in money. The term in a broad sense refers to what is received in any…

Labor, United States Department of

(Encyclopedia) Labor, United States Department of, federal executive department established in 1913 and charged with administering and enforcing statutes that promote the welfare of U.S. wage earners…

Fair Labor Standards Act

(Encyclopedia) Fair Labor Standards Act or Wages and Hours Act, passed by the U.S. Congress in 1938 to establish minimum living standards for workers engaged directly or indirectly in interstate…

The Wage Gap in Pro Sports

Will equal pay for women arrive in the sports world? by John Gettings With solid television deals, big-time sponsors, and marketable players like two-time league MVP Cynthia Cooper, the WNBA…

States with Highest Minimum Wage

29 states have state minimum wages set higher than the federally mandated minimum. Some of these states are currently implementing significant increases, set to roll out over the next several years…

U.S. Minimum Wage Rates

As of January 1, 2015 Find a list of the federal and state minimum wage rates in the United States, according to state name in alphabetical order and the dollar value as of…

The Wage Gap, by Gender and Race

Find median annual earnings of black men and women, Hispanic men and women, and white women as a percentage of white men's median annual earnings Lily Ledbetter in 2009 Source: AP Photo/Susan…

The Federal Minimum Wage Rate

The Question: Is there a web site that tracks the progression of the minimum wage in the United States throughout history? The Answer: Yes. We do. In 1938,…

The Wage Gap by Race/Ethnicity, 2013

Here are median annual earnings of women as a percentage of white men's earnings as well as earnings within their own race/ethnicity. Data is for the year 2013 and based on…