Tag: State Minimum Wage
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Calls for Change: State Minimum Wage Stagnation Sparks Debates on Economic Reality
Despite only 141,000 workers nationwide earning the federal minimum hourly rate in 2022, efforts to raise it face hurdles, with 20 states still adhering to the $7.25 benchmark. Utah, restaurateur Ken Rose highlights the increasing irrelevance of his state minimum wage, stuck at $7.25 for over a decade Rose, the owner of Tiburon Fine Dining,…