By Eric Snyder
Nashville Business Journal, June 23, 2016
Sherry Stewart Deutschmann, the well-known founder of Nashville-based LetterLogic, will be honored at the White House today for her efforts championing a higher minimum wage.
According to a news release, Stewart Deutschmann will be honored as a Champion of Change.
As we reported recently, increasing the minimum wage has been a long-time focus for Stewart Deutschmann, who spoke about the issue to members of the U.S. House of Representatives in April.
LetterLogic is a medical bill servicing company, with the bulk of its employees working in a factory, operating machinery that folds, inserts and sorts almost a quarter-million bills every day. LetterLogic's starting wage is $16. Tennessee's minimum wage is $7.25.
“Our entire business model was built on my belief that I could build a better company if I took extraordinary care of the employees," Deutschmann said in a news release.
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