By Paul Davidson
USA Today, June 30, 2020. Also in Detroit Free Press, Daily News Journal (TN), Times Herald (MI), Ventura County Star (CA), more
While millions of Americans are losing financial assistance that has kept them afloat during the coronavirus pandemic, several states and 21 localities are partly offsetting the pain with a different kind of lifeline: minimum wage hikes.
On Wednesday, Illinois, Nevada and Oregon are set to raise their pay floors as part of large increases that are being phased in over several years . ...
“More money in the pockets of workers means more consumer spending at local businesses,” says Holly Sklar, CEO of Business for a Fair Minimum Wage. ...
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