Wage

The topic area that I am most interested in at this time is the minimum wage in the United States (U.S.). The title on this paper is not the title for my dissertation, I just haven’t thought of one as of yet. The reason this topic has captured my attention, is because there are numerous research available on the subject. However, I didn’t see a lot of recent research about certain occupations that I believe should be a good contribution to the study. Majority of the research that I have seen so…

I believe that servers should be paid the higher federal minimum wage for non-tipped employes. Servers, even if they give good service, are often under tipped and in some cases, not tipped at all. As cost of living increases, a servers pay also should increase just as any other workers would when minimum wage is increased. In my expeirance, most servers at least try to do their job well. Being a server is a hard job. I personally, have rarely had a server that didn't a good job, and yet…

The average minimum wage for almost all states is $7.25, $290 a week if, assuming you work 40 hours a week, which is $1,160 a month, and $14,500 a year. This salary alone does not cover for the costs of gas, food, living, electricity, medical bills, car insurance, water, phone bills, taxes, and the list goes on. 68 percent of young adults are the main wage earners in their families, which also leads to an insane amount of stress added on…

Is the current minimum wage fair? How does the minimum wage help or hinder Americans? Is minimum wage going up for the better or the worst? Should the minimum wage same how it is or change? The minimum wage has been changing throughout the years and now it is up to ten dollars in California. People think that the minimum wage is not fair to those lower class and its truth for many different reasons. The minimum wage has gone up to $10 and they say it's going to go up to $15 by 2021. My opinion…

Should Minimum Wage go up? Do you think minimum wage should go up or should it stay the same? Everyone has mixed feelings about this topic and if it minimum wage should go up or not. In this essay I will be talking about the pros and the cons of minimum wage as a hole. To me it depends on the situation for the pay of minimum wage, if it should go up or not. There are some real world examples and stories that help determine the pay of minimum wage. Some examples of why minimum wage should not go…

The minimum wage was first established in 1938, and it was twenty five cents. Going forward the minimum wage has been raised periodically throughout history, to the current minimum wage of $7.25. Many view the minimum wage as a shield to protect them from big business. However, The minimum wage is seen as a baseline or an entry wage for people to work up from. Minimum wage hurts the economy by limiting the ability of employers and reducing economic freedom. Therefore, The proposal to raise the…

be beneficial. Although the current federal minimum wage is $7.25 an hour, 29 states have a minimum wage higher than that. Presently in the United States, over three million workers receive minimum wage or less ("Characteristics of Minimum Wage Workers, 2014"). Those workers receive a yearly salary of about $15,080 at minimum wage. Increasing the federal minimum wage would increase the yearly salary of minimum wage workers. However, minimum wage should remain the same because the increase would…

Minimum wage is the lowest wage permitted by law or by special agreement. Minimum wage is different in every state, and the debate is whether or not minors should be paid minimum wage. One side states that minors should not be paid minimum wage, meaning that people who are under the age of 18 should not be paid the minimum wage their state allows. Then the other side says minors should be paid minimum wage. Each side makes valid points, and both have cons to it as well. For example in Illinois…

physically exhausting forty hour week on just under $8.00 a hour. Barely getting by. Then, the national minimum wage jumps to $15 and your life, along with the lives of thousands of other minimum wage workers changes for the better. Poverty disappears, the standard of living increases, businesses continue to thrive. The choice couldn’t be any simpler - right? On April 15, 2015 thousands of low-wage workers flooded the streets of major cities, including, New York City, Chicago, Seattle, and San…

Minimum Wages Policies Do you work? If so, how much do you get paid per hour? Minimum wage was created to ensure workers that they are getting paid enough for their work and to protect employee’s rights. Minimum wage refers to the lowest hourly, daily or monthly salary that employers may legally pay to workers. It was first introduced nationally by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt as a Federal Minimum Wage in 1938. It was the newest workers rights policies in the United States and countries…