Federal government trails 23 states on minimum wage
The latest Economic Snapshot from the Economic Policy Institute:
The second part of a multi-stage hike in the federal minimum wage takes effect July 24, raising the wage from $5.85 to $6.55 per hour. But many states and the District of Columbia are a step ahead of the federal government when it comes to guaranteeing a fair wage. This week’s Economic Snapshot illustrates which states have a higher-than-federal minimum wage.
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One Response to “Federal government trails 23 states on minimum wage”
Robert Searle says:
July 25, 2008 at 9:49 am
Many social,economic, and political problems would probably be sorted with the aid of my project on TRANSFINANCIAL ECONOMICS. However, it is still in the process of research, and developoment.