Has Walmart started the ball rolling on U.S. wage growth?

January 15, 2018

While many argue the merits of Walmart’s minimum wage hike to $11 per hour and how much true benefit employees will see, others are surveying the broader landscape, seeing the retailer’s move as possibly pressuring many in the corporate sector into passing on tax relief gains to employees.

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