By Sean Salai
The Washington Times, December 21, 2023
Hourly workers in half of the states will see minimum wage increases in 2024 ...
Such increases are “essential” as long as the federal minimum wage remains stagnant at $7.25 an hour in the face of high inflation, said Holly Sklar, CEO of the advocacy group Business for a Fair Minimum Wage.
“Unfortunately, federal minimum wage increases have been too little, too late in recent decades and [have] fallen further and further behind the cost of living,” Ms. Sklar added. ...