Students can write an essay about their process of searching for the artwork and describe the piece they selected. They can write an essay comparing and contrasting the two works of art and submit it either for extra credit or in place of the essay that the rest of the class is writing.
The 2017 Washington Minimum Wage Is $11.00. Washington's minimum wage applies to workers in both agriculture and non-agricultural jobs, although 14- and 15-year-olds may be paid 85% of the minimum wage ($9.35). Initiative 1433 changes the state minimum wage and will require employers to provide employees with paid sick leave.
Here are five facts about the minimum wage and the people who earn it: Adjusted for inflation, the federal minimum wage peaked in 1968 at $8.54 (in 2014 dollars). Since it was last raised in 2009, to the current $7.25 per hour, the federal minimum has lost about 8.1% of its purchasing power to inflation.s efforts to raise the federal minimum wage from $7.25 an hour have stalled repeatedly, several states and cities â from Los Angeles to New York state to Washington, D.C. â are acting on their own to raise minimum pay rates.