OF MAN 79 RI I VER OF OF MI Region V-Chicago: William E. Rice 9th Floor, Federal Office Building, 230 S. Dearborn Street, Chicago, 11 Virginia became the 43d jurisdiction to pass a minimum wage law as 17 others strengthened such protection Workers' compensation-1975 enactments Some States made substantial progress toward meeting Federal standards for coverage, benefits, and program administration Joseph A. Hickey 37 Unemployment insurance-State changes in 1975 Scheduled wage increases and escalator provisions in 1976 The average deferred wage increase will be 5.4 percent, with cost-of-living reviews scheduled for at least 4.6 million workers Janice Neipert Hedges 49 Youth unemployment in the 1974-75 recession |