What targeted interventions might be needed to address these challenges?

No provision of this chapter shall justify any employer in reducing a wage paid by him which is in excess of the applicable minimum wage under this chapter ... Jan 30, 2024 ... Increasing the federal minimum wage would raise the earnings and family income of most low-wage workers and thus lift some families out of poverty. Jul 25, 2019 ... Young people will soon drive our economy, and youth employment ... wage inequality emerges early in people's lives. Neither educational ... Jun 1, 2004 ... "The proportion of Americans in poverty now stands at 12 percent" as opposed to 22 percent in the 1950s. And while "real wages appear [to be] ... Worthy work, STILL unlivable wages: The early childhood workforce 25 years after the National Child Care Staffing Study. Berkeley, CA: Center for the Study of ... ... pay, cleaning or gasoline allowances, hotel accommodations, reimbursement for travel expenses, and benefits. If there is an inequality in wages between ... Jan 27, 2023 ... Minimum wages are also set and adjusted in different ways: in legislation or regulations; by the government-of-the-day or an independent board; ... May 18, 2024 ... Professor Hinton said "my guess is in between five and 20 years from now there's a probability of half that we'll have to confront the problem ... This trend will soon become prevalent in the food service industry, hospitality, retail, construction and manufacturing.” —Jack Kelly, “The Unintended ... Raise the overtime salary threshold (currently $35,568 a year); the higher the threshold, the more people below it who will qualify for overtime pay. End ...