Shriver Center - Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law

Primer on Minimum-Wage and Overtime Issues Under the Fair Labor Standards Act for Low-Wage Workers and Their Advocates

People who work and still remain mired in poverty are more prevalent than commonly thought. This article addresses some of the most common minimum-wage and overtime issues under the Fair Labor Standards Act for the millions of people who work at low-paying jobs---the people described as the working poor.

By William P. Quigley

The Minimum-Wage Debate

By Lynn Garfinkel

Market-Based Health Care Reform: Implications for the Poor

This article describes recent trends in the health care industry, including the shift away from inpatient care, the growth of for-profit health care corporations, and a dramatic increase in managed care, and legal issues implicated by these trends.

By Jane Perkins, Paul Barringer, and Lourdes Rivera

Tenants' Rights in Eviction Proceedings Brought Under Local Housing Codes

The Sixth Circuit's ruling in Flatford v. City of Monroe provides constitutionally based protection for tenants who are evicted under local building or housing codes and gives advocates a basis for demanding policy changes from municipal authorities that have ordinances or policies permitting such procedures.

By Elizabeth Lutton

Surf's Up - And Lawyers Are Riding the Wave

By Susan Sebok

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February 1996