Shreveport Times: Minimum wage hike: now what happens?
Shreveport Times, July 24, 2009
The federal minimum wage will go to $7.25 an hour today from its current level of $6.55.
Louisiana is one of five states with no minimum wage. Some thoughts from financial analysts and others:
Against the grain
of current economy
The hike in the minimum wage is "going against the grain" of the economy, and the job market might not be able to absorb the mandated increase.