Background Information
The minimum wage is the minimum hourly wage an employer can pay an employee for work. Currently, the federal minimum wage is $7.25 an hour. Use the following sources to learn more about minimum wage and workers' rights.
- CQ Researcher This link opens in a new windowReference tool/magazine that gives overviews of major topic areas (including minimum wage). Includes articles, lists of other resources, and Pro and Con arguments for most topics.
- Credo Reference EncyclopediasLinks to various subject encyclopedias in areas such as art, history, law, literature, philosophy, science, and technology. Includes entries about minimum wage.
- Gale Encyclopedia of American LawAn overview of minimum wage in the United States with figures by each individual state as well as an extensive reading list.
- International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral SciencesAn overview of the concept of minimum wage in an international context.