As 19 States Raise Their Minimum Wages, the Federal Rate Remains Stuck at $7.25
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Bump it!Over a third of US states are set to raise their minimum hourly
wage in 2026, but worker advocates including Sen. Bernie Sanders on
Wednesday decried a federal minimum wage that’s
Over a third of US states are set to raise their minimum hourly wage in 2026, but worker advocates including Sen. Bernie Sanders on Wednesday decried a federal minimum wage that’s remained at $7.25 since 2009 — and just $2.13 an hour for tipped workers for over three decades. Minimum wage hikes are set to go into effect in 19 states on Thursday: Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut…
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