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State labor legislation
enacted in 1981
Richard R. Nelson
Labor standards adviser, Division of State Employment Standards Administration, U.S. Department of Labor
The minimum wage was raised in 26 jurisdictions, sometimes above the Federal rate; more attention was paid to special protection for 'whistleblowers' and unemployment from plant closings and layoffs, as well as for veterans and disabled workers; and one State repealed its prevailing wage law.
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