Topic: teenager

Minimum Wage should be increased even more

By David W. Shelton | July 26, 2007 |

The minimum wage increase went into effect on Tuesday. It’s now $5.85 per hour. Strangely, some corporations have whined that it would lead to layoffs. I could go on for hours why this notion is poppycock, but I’ll just as easily make my point with just one company.A few years back while I was a manager for a movie theatre chain, I was under a standing order to never, ever ask for a wage increase for hourly employees. They would start at minimum wage, and would be kept there! Furthermore, theatre chains are exempt from overtime laws. Some employees would work sixty to eighty hours a week to make ends meet, and were limited to minimum wage. These are often kids starting out in their first jobs, adults who want to supplement their incomes, or retired folk who just wanted something to do. «Read the rest of this article»

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