Half of U.S. states to raise minimum wage in 2021
December 30, 2020
About half of U.S. states are set to raise their minimum wage next year, as federal action remains uncertain. President-elect Biden is in favor of a $15 per hour federal minimum wage, but his ability to get that done may depend on next week’s Georgia senate runoff elections.
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