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January 1982

State labor legislation enacted in 1981

Richard R. Nelson

The minimum wage was raised in 26 jurisdictions, sometimes above the Federal rate; more attention was paid to special protection for 'whistleblowers' and unemployment from plant closings and layoffs, as well as for veterans and disabled workers; and one State repealed its prevailing wage law.

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