Minimum Wage Laws

EQ - How do current minimum wage laws affect your pay?

1. Activator: Can You Survive?
1. Before you begin
1. Explain your opinion of a job that will pay your $9/hr.
2. Would you be able to provide for yourself at this hourly rate?
2. The Experience - Can You Survive?
3. What was this experience like for you?
4. Has your perception changed?  Why or why not?
2. Key Content
1. The Impact of Overtime
2. Hourly vs. Salary
3. Defining Pay Periods
4. Assessing the impact
3. Practice Problem
4. KWL - Minimum Wage
5. Discussion - What do you know about minimum wage?
6. Federal Minimum Wage Laws
1. Review guidelines - Actively read the article
2. Complete the "L" of your KWL
3. Prepare for a class discussion
7. Muddy Points Review