Federal minimum wage and earnings supplements : policy impacts / Leanna Magro, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Magro, Leanna, editor.

Series:

Economic issues, problems and perspectives series.

Economic Issues, Problems and Perspectives

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Minimum wage.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (120 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Publishers, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), enacted in 1938, is the federal legislation that establishes the general minimum wage that must be paid to all covered workers. In general, the FLSA mandates broad general minimum wage coverage. It also specifies certain categories of workers who are not covered by FLSA wage standards, such as workers with disabilities or certain youth workers. The act was enacted because its provisions were meant to both protect workers and stimulate the economy. The FLSA also created the Wage and Hour Division (WHD), within the Department of Labor (DOL), to administer and

Contents:

""FEDERAL MINIMUM WAGE AND EARNINGS SUPPLEMENTS: POLICY IMPACTS""; ""FEDERAL MINIMUM WAGE AND EARNINGS SUPPLEMENTS: POLICY IMPACTS""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""Chapter 1: THE FEDERAL MINIMUM WAGE: IN BRIEF""; ""SUMMARY""; ""THE FEDERAL MINIMUM WAGE""; ""FLSA MINIMUM WAGE COVERAGE""; ""CHARACTERISTICS OF MINIMUM WAGE WORKERS""; ""STATE MINIMUM WAGES""; ""ARGUMENTS FOR AND AGAINST RAISING THE MINIMUM WAGE""; ""Chapter 2: FEDERAL MINIMUM WAGE, TAX-TRANSFER EARNINGS SUPPLEMENTS, AND POVERTY""; ""SUMMARY""; ""INTRODUCTION""

""MINIMUM WAGE POLICY UNDER THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT""""GROSS EARNINGS AT THE MINIMUM WAGE RELATIVE TO POVERTY, BY FAMILY TYPE""; ""FEDERAL TAXES AND SNAP""; ""NET INCOME AT THE MINIMUM WAGE RELATIVE TO POVERTY, BY FAMILY TYPE""; ""CONSIDERATIONS RELATED TO RAISING THE MINIMUM WAGE""; ""CONSIDERATIONS RELATED TO ALTERNATIVES TO RAISING THE MINIMUM WAGE""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""APPENDIX. IMPLICIT MARGINAL TAX RATES""; ""Chapter 3: CHARACTERISTICS OF MINIMUM WAGE WORKERS: 2012""; ""Chapter 4: THE IMPACT OF REFUNDABLE TAX CREDITS ON POVERTY RATES""; ""SUMMARY""; ""INTRODUCTION""

""OVERVIEW OF THE TAX CREDITS""""THE GROWTH IN CLAIMANTS AND COSTS OF REFUNDABLE TAX CREDITS""; ""REFUNDABLE CREDITS AND MEASURING POVERTY""; ""METHODOLOGY""; ""RESULTS""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""INDEX""

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed August 6, 2014).

ISBN:

1-63321-612-8

OCLC:

916949606