Possible Indexation of the Federal Minimum Wage : Evolution of Legislative Activity.

Discusses evolutionary history of minimum wage indexation and of Federal legislative interest in the concept. Reviews distinct periods during which indexation was before Congress, including early experimentation with indexation from the 1940s to early 1970s, first initiatives taken in the 1970s, the...

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Corporate Authors: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2007.
Series:U.S. Congressional Research.
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Summary:Discusses evolutionary history of minimum wage indexation and of Federal legislative interest in the concept. Reviews distinct periods during which indexation was before Congress, including early experimentation with indexation from the 1940s to early 1970s, first initiatives taken in the 1970s, the Reagan Presidency, renewed interest and controversy over indexation during the late 1980s, and current initiatives of the 1990s and beyond.
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