New Year Brings Minimum Wage Hikes In 10 States
From NPR Topics: Economy
January 1, 2013 - 2:57am
For all but one of the states, the pay hikes are part of automatic adjustments designed to keep up with the cost of living. In Rhode Island, however, it took a state law to raise the minimum wage for the first time in five years.
January 1, 2013 - 2:57am
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