Show Me the Money: Is a Minimum Wage
Ethical?By Peggy Connolly, Ruth Ann Althaus, and Robert Boyd
SkipperMinimum wage has been controversial since it was first proposed
to Congress in 1935, as part of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
that was ultimately passed in 1938. Precipitated by the Great
Depression, the FLSA banned child labor, set the minimum wage at 25
cents per hour, and limited the work week to 44 hours. The federal
minimum wage did prevent worker...