The youth sub-minimum wage

For at least the past fifteen years, legislation to create a reduced wage option for employers of youth workers (a sub-minimum wage) has been more-or-less continuously before the Congress. New proposals to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (as amended) to provide for a general youth sub-minimum wage have been introduced in the 97th and 98th Congresses. This paper presents a brief overview of recent legislative consideration of the sub-minimum wage issue.,Background -- General Congressional Interest -- The Reagan Administration Initiatives -- Some Issues in Contention.,CRS 84-688 E,"July 2, 1984.",SuDoc# LC 14. 18/3