Bush Suspends Pay Act In Areas Hit by Storm
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/08/AR2005090802037.html
Companies on federal contracts no longer have to pay average wages for the area. From the Washington Post article: "In New Orleans, where a quarter of the city was poor, the prevailing wage for construction labor is about $9 per hour, according to the Department of Labor. In effect, President Bush is saying that people should be paid less than $9 an hour to rebuild their communities." (Note, it doesn't say companies don't have to pay minimum wage, just average wage for the area.)
posted at 5:48 pm
on Sep. 11, 2005
