Catherwood LibraryILR School

The Bush administration released a welfare plan last week that emphasized work requirements. Some, including Bush's staff members, believed the plan would pay welfare workers below the minimum wage and that they would not receive the same protections as other workers under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Tommy G. Thompson, secretary of health and human services, said that the administration is committed to guaranteeing that welfare recipients receive the minimum wage and that reports to the contrary were due to a misinterpretation of the plan.