About Le Anne Clausen Expertise I can answer questions about human rights work as a vocation, human rights as they pertain to the Middle East and/or Muslim world, particularly Palestine/Israel, Iraq, and Afghanistan. While in Iraq, I helped to investigate prisoner abuses, including those at Abu Ghraib. I can also answer questions on women's rights in the Middle East. I cannot give you legal advice.
Experience I was a human rights worker for four years in the Middle East, including Palestine, Israel, and Iraq. I also participated in a human rights delegation to Afghanistan in summer 2005. I have an MA in Christian-Muslim relations, with special study on women's issues; I also worked one year for an Arab women's grassroots human rights organization. I am currently working to build an interfaith peace-teams based human rights organization
Publications "Be the Healers" (considering next steps for addressing the Abu Ghraib scandal), July 2004 edition, "The Lutheran" magazine.
Also: www.christian-muslim.net; www.young-activist.blogspot.com; additional interviews and articles about me are available via Google search.
Question i dont know if this is the right place, but it's the closest i can get..
minumum wage just got passed to $7.15, 3 weeks before that i got a raise from $6.75 to $7.00, then minumum wage went up.. i lost the raise and am making as much as all others at McDonalds,
my question is, when wages go up, am i supposed to get my raise on top of the raise from wages being hired?
because my friend started 6 months ago, i started 9, and he is making more then me because he got a raise after wages went up..
can you help me out here?
Answer Greetings Brian, and thanks for your question. Unfortunately, this is not my area of expertise. I tend to think common sense would be in your favor though. You might try the Dept of Labor, http://www.dol.gov/compliance/topics/wages-minimum-wage.htm
They have a hotline at the end of the page, and a lot of web resources that may help.
