Raising the Floor : Federalism and the Politics of US Minimum Wage Policy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rose, Shanna.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rose, Shanna, 1975-.

Labor policy.

Labor laws and legislation.

Local Subjects:

Rose, Shanna, 1975-.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (286 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2026.

Summary:

A rich history of the development of American minimum wage policy with lessons for today.Despite broad popular support for robust minimum wage policy, the federal minimum wage is now worth less--in real, inflation-adjusted terms--than at any time since 1949.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

1 Introduction

2 Early State Minimum-Wage Laws, 1912-1937

3 Origins and Implementation of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938

4 Evolution of the Fair Labor Standards Act, 1938-Present

5 Renaissance of State Minimum-Wage Laws, 1938-Present

6 Local Minimum-Wage Ordinances and the Politics of State Preemption

7 Conclusion

Acknowledgments

Notes

Index

Notes:

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ISBN:

0-226-84658-X

9780226846583

OCLC:

1584612515