*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Paying a living wage in D.C. isn’t always easy. Workers say it’s also not enough Author: Sasha-Ann Simons Source: Marketplace

*Date: *Oct 21, 2019

*Summary:* In some parts of the country, if you do business with the government with a contract valued at more than $100,000, or if you receive government funding, it’s the law to pay your employees a “living wage.” But as the nation’s capital gets more expensive to live in, some workers say $14.50 isn’t enough. *Link:* http://bit.ly/2Jdrn7g ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Eugene McElroy, Library Associate James Carey Library, School of Management and Labor Relations Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey 50 Labor Center Way, New Brunswick NJ 08901 848-932-9513 smlrlibrary@work.rutgers.edu http://smlr.rutgers.edu/carey-library