EOC Week 7: Minimum Wages

 "Minimum wage is the least amount of wages that employees covered by the FLSA or state law may be paid by their employers." I believe at this day and age minimum wage should be raised, and not just in Nevada alone, but around the U.S. In this day and age people cannot live off of $8.25 or less an hour, in this world, every home has a car, rent, internet, a phone, water, electricity and other bills that are needed to be paid. So by living off of that wage you’re conflicted by this because it’s not enough to pay all the bills and live to eat. There needs to be a balance for what we set our pay as, so they need to raise the minimum wage to help people get off the streets. " The Equal Pay Act (1963) requires that equal pay must be given to men and women for equal work, if the jobs they perform require equal skill, effort, and responsibility, and if they are performed under similar working conditions."Nevada's minimum is $7.25 an hour, the same as the current federal minimum wage, for those offered health insurance by their employers.  "Generally, employers may establish wages and salaries as they wish, but they also must comply with federal, state, and local laws that directly affect compensation programs."