Minimum wage.(laws in Illinois, New York, Vermont, Washington, Florida and Nevada)(Brief Article)

Report on Literacy Programs, January, 2005

MINIMUM WAGE: With the start of the new year, employees in four states have a higher minimum wage, and workers in two more states can look forward to increased pay down the road. Illinois, New York, Vermont, and Washington all increased their state minimum wage. In Florida and Nevada, voters approved constitutional amendments to increase the minimum wage, ...