User:Faithegunn/Choose an Article

Article Selection
Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1

 * Minimum Wage Law
 * Article Evaluation: It has a good lead section with a broad overview of minimum wage laws in several countries. It has a neutral tone with several sources, however it appears some of the state-specific minimum wages are out of date. The talk page doesn't have any recent changes in that regard. It could be improved by updating the minimum wages of the states but that is only a small portion of the article.
 * Sources: https://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/faq_minimumwage.htm https://www.minimum-wage.org/highest-and-lowest-minimum-wages
 * Sources: https://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/faq_minimumwage.htm https://www.minimum-wage.org/highest-and-lowest-minimum-wages
 * Sources: https://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/faq_minimumwage.htm https://www.minimum-wage.org/highest-and-lowest-minimum-wages

Option 2

 * Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007
 * Article Evaluation: It appears to be a good article with a good lead section and legislative history. The article hasn't been updates since around 2007 and it appears the talk page hasn't had any activity outside of external link modifications since then either. However, some of the discussion on the talk page surrounding references could be expanded on.
 * Sources
 * Sources
 * Sources

Option 3

 * Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
 * Article Evaluation: This article is really good, there is a solid lead section with several subsections devoted to amendments and proposed amendments to the bill. However, the bottom section related to proposed amendments does not appear to have been updated with several of the most recent proposals that have been introduced in 2022. I think this would be a good article to edit since there are several proposed amendments missing.
 * Sources: https://www.congress.gov/search?q=%7B%22source%22%3A%22legislation%22%2C%22search%22%3A%22fair%20labor%20standards%20act%22%7D
 * Sources: https://www.congress.gov/search?q=%7B%22source%22%3A%22legislation%22%2C%22search%22%3A%22fair%20labor%20standards%20act%22%7D
 * Sources: https://www.congress.gov/search?q=%7B%22source%22%3A%22legislation%22%2C%22search%22%3A%22fair%20labor%20standards%20act%22%7D

Option 4

 * 2021-2022 Inflation Surge
 * Article Evaluation: This article has a good lead section and section covering the history and theories surround the source of the inflation surge. The article needs expansion on the effects of the surge in countries other than North America. The talk page notes several inaccuracies, especially with some generalizations. I think this article could benefit from more specific sections that are devoted to specific theories rather than a large background section that blends them together.
 * Sources
 * Sources
 * Sources

Option 5

 * Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
 * Article Evaluation: This article is missing the background section, but has an otherwise strong foundation. The talk page shows some issues with neutrality which means it could be difficult to find neutral sources on the background of the bill. It also shows some issues on the designation of this page as separate or part of another act, which could raise problems. I also see another student has already assigned themselves this article, so there could be a point of conflict there.
 * Sources
 * Sources
 * Sources