The Tennessean: U.S. labor secretary to Tennessee: Raise minimum wage
By Dave Boucher
The Tennessean, Nov 19, 2014
As U.S. Labor Secretary Thomas Perez toured Nashville business Letter Logic Wednesday, he said the employees he spoke with noted the culture of the business as their favorite part of their jobs. The culture of the transactional printing company includes employees earning at least $12 an hour, significantly higher than the $7.25 federal hourly minimum wage in place at many Tennessee businesses. ...
Tennessee has the highest percentage of minimum wage workers in the nation, but is one of the only states without a minimum wage law...