Legislature rejects lower minimum wage, $8 per hour, for high-schoolers

[Omaha Steve]

Source: Omaha World Herald

By Martha Stoddard

LINCOLN — The Nebraska Legislature rejected efforts to create a lower minimum wage for high school students Friday.

Backers fell short of the votes needed to pass Legislative Bill 599, which would have allowed employers to pay $8 an hour to students up to age 19.

The special minimum wage would have kicked in on Jan. 1, when the statewide minimum wage rises to $9 an hour.

State Sen. Laura Ebke of Crete, who introduced the bill, attributed the loss to the emails flooding in to senators’ offices urging opposition to the bill.

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[BlueJazz]

1. I can understand that. A 17 year old student is not as good as a 19 year old person.

Oh..Boy. They never give up.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

2. "...State Sen. Laura Ebke of Crete, who introduced the bill..."

What a cretin.

[Dawson Leery]

3. Laura Ebke, the bastard child of Ray Kroc.