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Theodore, Nik – Urban Studies, 2003
Examines the restructuring of urban employment regimes through the lens of low-wage, temporary employment and its attendant social division of labor at the urban scale. Focuses on the ways in which a "regime of precarious employment" has been embedded within a regional growth model and describes emerging forms of labor market regulation associated…
Descriptors: Employment Patterns, Homeless People, Labor Force Development, Labor Market
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Neverow-Turk, Vara – College Composition and Communication, 1991
Describes a writing assignment that requires students to research and report on what it would be like to live on minimum wage. Explains that this assignment is not really any different than the traditional assignment, it is simply more obvious about its political content because it involves an inquiry into economics rather than literature or…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Higher Education, Minimum Wage, Research Papers (Students)
Wisconsin Univ., Madison. Center on Wisconsin Strategy. – 2003
Many of Wisconsin's working families face economic distress, living from paycheck to paycheck and being forced to choose between paying their rent or buying food for their children. Parents under stress often cannot support their children with time, energy or resources. In order to affirm the importance of children in the state, and to help build…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Economically Disadvantaged, Family Financial Resources, Family Needs
Somers, Gerald G., Ed. – 1970
More than 50 authors contributed to the papers at this conference, which emphasized the industrial relations aspects of education and manpower. Campus revolts were discussed in this perspective, and sessions were devoted to the economics of education and collective bargaining in the schools. Manpower programs were approached from the standpoints…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Collective Bargaining, Disadvantaged, Federal Programs
Anderson, Bernard E. – Cross Reference: A Journal of Public Policy and Multicultural Education, 1978
Although numbers might not tell the full story, they reveal important patterns of disadvantage among youths, and suggest the magnitude of youth unemployment. One way of dealing with the youth unemployment problem is to direct public policies and public expenditures toward areas in which the problem is most severe. (Author/EB)
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Federal Programs, Job Development, Minimum Wage
Florida State Univ., Tallahassee. School-to-Work Clearinghouse. – 1997
This guide was developed to address issues related to work-based learning experiences at an employer's worksite and to explain when and how federal and state (Florida) labor laws and minimum wage provisions apply. It includes the following documents: "Definitions of Terms--Work Based Learning" (Institute for Workforce Competitiveness);…
Descriptors: Child Labor, Citations (References), Education Work Relationship, Federal Legislation
Employment Standards Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. Wage and Hour Div. – 1978
This publication contains the original text of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 with revisions effected by twenty-three Amendments. (Different typefaces are used to represent the original text and subsequent amendments grouped as pre-1961, 1961, 1966, 1972, 1974, and 1977.) Sections covered in the Act include minimum wages, maximum workweek…
Descriptors: Child Labor, Employment Practices, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Equal Protection
Walstedt, Jane – 1976
This booklet summarizes state labor laws of special interest to women and highlights trends evidenced in the past dozen years. Although focus is on state laws, information is provided on their federal counterparts to the extent needed to clarify the effect of the state enactments. The content covers minimum wage, premium pay for overtime, equal…
Descriptors: Employed Women, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Federal Legislation, Minimum Wage
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Schloss, Patrick J.; And Others – Exceptional Children, 1987
Balance sheets comparing yearly income and expenses were developed for three disabled worker situations: no earned income, half-time minimum-wage job, and full-time minimum-wage job. Net disposable income was comparable for part-time and full-time disabled workers, since eligibility for Medicaid, Food Stamps, and Supplemental Security Income was…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Economic Opportunities, Economic Status, Eligibility
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Spaights, Ernest; Dixon, Harold E. – Journal of Black Studies, 1986
Examines participation and nonparticipation of Black youths in the labor force from a social and psychological perspective. Includes a discussion of the impact of minimum wage, cultural differences, job training programs, and discrimination at the workplace on Black youth unemployment. The problem requires racial and institutional cooperation.…
Descriptors: Black Culture, Black Youth, Cultural Differences, Job Training
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Fogel, Walter; Lewin, David – Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 1974
Comparative statistics are used in this study to show that wages in the public sector tend to be higher than in the private sector for most blue collar jobs and lower level white collar jobs. However, salaries are usually lower in the public sector for managerial and professional occupations. (Author/DS)
Descriptors: Blue Collar Occupations, Fringe Benefits, Government Employees, Industry
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Ehrenberg, Ronald G.; And Others – Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 1992
Includes "Introduction" (Ehrenberg); "Effect of the Minimum Wage [MW] on the Fast-Food Industry" (Katz, Krueger); "Using Regional Variation in Wages to Measure Effects of the Federal MW" (Card); "Do MWs Reduce Employment?" (Card); "Employment Effects of Minimum and Subminimum Wages" (Neumark,…
Descriptors: Differences, Employment Patterns, Employment Practices, Federal Legislation
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Lucas, Rosemary; Lammont, Norma – Journal of Education and Work, 1998
Interviews with 150 working and 50 nonworking secondary and postsecondary students in Britain found that, although financial need was an initial motivation, working becomes habitual and normative. Most learn to adjust to work and study demands. Work enables the acquisition of transferable interpersonal skills, even in poorly rewarded jobs. (SK)
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Foreign Countries, Full Time Students, Higher Education
Piper, James W. – 2000
The focus of this publication is to maximize the ability of business, education, and community partners to access information relating to legal issues and minor labor laws that have implications for school-based and work-based learning experiences. Each section is intended to provide the most applicable legal and labor law information. Since…
Descriptors: Child Labor, Compliance (Legal), Federal Legislation, Federal Regulation
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Counts, Perry – Journal of Student Financial Aid, 1975
A survey of all types of colleges in nine southern states revealed that 37 percent pay the minimum wage to all student workers and 63 percent pay differential rates. Survey results are reported and a plan for differentiated pay rates based on job classification, seniority, and merit is outlined. (JT)
Descriptors: Classification, College Students, Employment Level, Higher Education