Clinton Signs Bill to Raise Minimum Wage
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events: 1900-2001
- Categories: Government and Politics, Economics
- Subcategories: Laws, Acts, Legislation, Labor, Unions, Work, Employment
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present
- Geographical Location: Washington, D.C.
- Date: August 2, 1996
Article abstract: Nearly 10 million American workers learned they would get a raise when a new federal minimum-wage rate schedule was announced on August 2, 1996. Minimum wages increased from $4.25 to $4.75 in October, 1996, and to $5.15 in September, 1997.
Minimum Wage Legislation
On Saturday, June 25, 1938, U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt signed 121 bills. Among these was a landmark law in the United States’ social and economic development, the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA). Enacted after a fierce political battle with Congress, the...
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