News about current legislation affecting workplace rights before the U.S. Congress and the legislatures of all 50 states.
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Pay Discrimination Bill Advances to Governor's Desk
Source: Wheeler News Service, New Richmond News
Date: May 1, 2009
Wisconsin senators chose Pay Equity Day to pass a bill that lets judges punish companies for pay and hiring discrimination against women and minorities.
Minimum wage increase backed, but opposition likely
Source: Ray Barrington, Green Bay News-Chronicle
Date: May 21, 2004
The state Department of Workforce Development recently formed an advisory council to look at
raising the minimum wage in Wisconsin. The council voted 16-2 to recommend a raise to $5.70 an hour this year
and $6.50 an hour in 2005. That's if the proposal went quickly to the Legislature and wasn't opposed. But
when you consider that the two council members voting against raising the minimum wage were the leaders of the
state Assembly and Senate Labor Committees, you realize that may not happen soon.
Hearing focuses on minimum wage: plan for increase finds plenty of support
Source: Joel Dresang, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Date: May 19, 2004
More than 30 people testified Tuesday in favor of plans to raise Wisconsin's minimum wage.
At issue is a proposal to raise the general minimum wage to $5.70 an hour in October and $6.50 in October 2005
from the current rate of $5.15, which took effect in 1997. The proposal is a compromise recommendation of a
state advisory council made up of business, labor and legislative representatives.
