Identify and read one article regarding each of the topics listed in the Learning Objectives and complete the following:
a. Summarize the article (abstract)
b. Cite the references APA style
C. Complete the assignment, by summarizing your understanding of the textbook information coupled with the reference article in three paragraphs. The Learning Objectives should be the Level I headings with the three paragraphs written APA style (double-spaced; 12 Times New Roman font).

The learning objectives are:
E-1.Explain the issues associated with a possible increase to the federal minimum wage rate.
E-2. Summarize the trends in performance appraisal and the relationship to compensation practices.
E-3. Describe the compensation–productivity gap issue.
E-4. Discuss the gender pay gap.
E-5. Explain the issue of pay transparency.

Martocchio, Joseph J.. Strategic Compensation (p. 360). Pearson Education. Kindle Edition.