Some Workers In 21 State In The US Will See An Increase In The Minimum Wage
As 2022 begins, some states will enact pay bumps ranging from cents to dollars per hour.
Many of the increases will go into effect on Saturday, but New York’s is set to begin on Friday.
Meanwhile, the federal minimum wage will remain at $7.25, a rate that hasn’t moved since it began in 2009. The nearly 13-year period is the longest American workers have ever gone without a federally mandated bump in wages. President Joe Biden and some progressive Democrats have previously advocated for a $15 federal minimum wage.
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