Sentence examples for wage statute from inspiring English sources

Out of the 25 preemptive states, 17 states mandate the federal minimum wage, including five states that lack a minimum wage statute altogether.

Douglas R. Loving, who in 1992 was given a 20-year sentence for child sexual abuse, argued that his work as a drying machine operator in a Texas prison mandated credits to his inmate account under the minimum wage statute.

Yet 21 states have enacted minimum wage statutes for home care workers, and 15 mandate minimum wage and overtime pay, without any apparent crisis.

Such political empowerment boosts income equality by various means from minimum wage statutes and collective bargaining, to public education and progressive taxation.

The current attacks on prevailing-wage statutes are a perfect example.

Removing prevailing-wage statutes provides an incentive for contractors to eliminate training costs, health insurance, and pension contributions in order to achieve low-bid status.

Let us protect the worker by raising his or her wage through statute.

In the EU, Denmark, Italy, Cyprus, Austria, Finland and Sweden are the only countries that don't have a minimum wage by statute.

Among EU members, Denmark, Italy, Cyprus, Austria, Finland and Sweden are the only countries that don't have a minimum wage by statute.

Frank Field MP Chair, work and pensions select committee It is hardly front-page news that Rohan Silva, a former senior policy adviser to David Cameron, should want to enshrine a living wage in statute.

Chris later worked others to improve the wage theft statute, the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act (IWPCA).