by JANE ALLIN. Here are some ideas on alternatives for the treatment of menopausal symptoms that do not include drugs containing dangerous estrogens extracted from the urine of pregnant mares such as the Premarin family of drugs which includes Premarin, Prempro and Duavee (in the U.S.) and Duavive (in Europe). This is not an exhaustive list.
Massachusetts now has the highest enacted state minimum wage set for $11.00 on January 1, 2017. At Massachusettsâ current minimum wage rate of $8.00, this translates to just $16,640 annually for a full-time worker. For those who think only part-time workers are paid minimum wage, think again.
The inflation-adjusted hourly earnings of the bottom fifth of Pennsylvania workers are lower today than they were in 1979. The current minimum wage of $7.25 per hour has 18 percent less purchasing power than the minimum wage had in 1979.