Low-Wage Workers Confront Scott Walker, Accuse Wisconsin Of Breaking The Law

On Wednesday morning, Wisconsin Jobs Now, Wisconsin Working Families, and a group of low-wage workers in the state submitted 100 complaints to Gov. Scott Walker (R) saying that the state’s current $7.25 minimum wage isn’t a living wage and therefore violates a state statute. That statute says, “Every wage paid or agreed to be paid by any employer to any employee…shall be not less than a living wage,” which must be enough to “permit an employee to maintain herself or himself in minimum comfort, decency, physical and moral well-being.” The state minimum wage can’t be less than… Read more…