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(CNSNews.com) – Labor Secretary Tom Perez joined lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Thursday to promote a Senate bill introduced last year by Democrats that would increase the minimum wage from $7.25 to $12 an hour by 2020, saying the legislation would "move they ball forward" toward "
economy
NEW YORK (AP) — In the aftermath of California and New York becoming the first states to raise the statewide minimum wage to $15, some small businesses with hourly workers are rethinking how they can absorb the increase. The owners of Dog Haus, a chain of about 20 franchise restaurants in
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economy
Michael Hiltzik, a columnist and Los Angeles Times reporter, wrote an article titled "Does a minimum wage raise hurt workers? Economists say: We don't know." Uncertain was his conclusion from a poll conducted by the Initiative on Global Markets, at the University of Chicago's
Massachusetts
STATE HOUSE — A legislative committee on Tuesday afternoon endorsed a bill establishing a $15 an hour minimum wage for fast food and so-called big box store workers. The 4-2 vote of the Labor and Workforce Development Committee came as fast food workers rallied in favor of higher wages, planning to
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