Subminimum Wages

Subminimum Wages and Poverty in US – They were were associated with increases in family poverty by 1.4 percentage points

The Fair Labor Standards Act’s minimum wage laws provide important protections for workers. However, it still permits employers to pay subminimum wages to youth under age 20, student-vocational learners, full-time students, individuals with disabilities, and tipped workers. This has important economic consequences, especially for economically vulnerable workers in the low-wage sector. Using 2009-2019 Current Population … Continue reading →