A recent study analyzing data in three key areas has named Tennessee among the top ten worst states to work in America.
Three Key Areas of American Work Life
The study conducted by OxFamAmerica.org looked at three key areas of American work life: wages, worker protections, and rights to organize. The score in each area was weighted to calculate a final score for each of the 50 states, along with Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia.
Federal Minimum Wage Stall
The study points out the stall in the federal minimum wage which hasn’t seen an increase since 2009 when it was raised to $7.25 per hour. While many states have increased the minimum wage for their residents, many have sadly settled uncomfortably into the federal minimum wage, or as the study from OxFam calls it, “a poverty wage.“…