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What is one argument against the expansion of the minimum wage to-

day? (It dramatically increases costs for small businesses and may lead

employers to seek alternatives to labor reducing the number of entry-lev-

el jobs for low skilled workers.)

How is a minimum-wage worker’s life changed as a result of lifting the
minimum wage from $7.25 per hour to $10.10 per hour? (The additional

income provides greater flexibility to respond when the unexpected oc-

curs, it allows for some savings for the future and emergencies, it reduces

the excessive costs of alternative financial services by allowing the individ-

ual to become banked.)

Write their responses on Activity suggesting the trade-off to be made
while managing as a single parent with two children (3-5 sentences)

Teresa Coates, a Portland, Ore., public school teacher who has been a single mother

for 10 years, began working at her children’s school several years ago to reduce her

commute and limit the time spent away from her children.

The situation has its advantages.
“I get to see them intermittently throughout the day and keep better tabs on them,” she

told SHRM Online. “At 12 and 17 years old, they aren’t prime age for telling me all

about their day anymore, so being around the school is really helpful.”
But there are plenty of drawbacks, she said, most notably the regular after-school mee-

tings. “On days with meetings (every Monday and Friday), the kids just roam the

school building until I can leave, several hours after they are released,” she said.

But as the only employee with school-aged children, Coates says, there isn’t much that

can be done. “I wish that we could have meetings at other times. But I know that as the
one person who needs that, it isn’t going to happen. I have learned to live with that.”

Single parents face added challenges when their kids get sick. Some single parents
choose self-employment for just such reasons.Millions of working parents are less
productive at work because of concerns about what their children are doing in the
after-school hours
More organizations do realize that having a supportive, family-friendly environment
will impact the bottom line because they are able to retain their employees more ea-
sily and have employees who are more motivated and able to focus on their work.