By Kate Rogers
CNBC, Feb 20, 2015
With Wal-Mart raising the entry-level wage for workers to $9 an hour, the pressure is mounting for other private employers to follow. ...
The retailer's decision revives the stalled effort to hike the federal minimum wage, says Holly Sklar, chief executive of Business for a Fair Minimum Wage, a national advocacy group. The federal minimum wage is $7.25 an hour.
"This adds to the growing momentum for raising the federal minimum wage," said Sklar in an email to CNBC. "The business case for raising starting pay is strong, and Wal-Mart has now acted on that." ...