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Monday, July 20, 2009

Minimum Wage Increase Will Help Millions of Low-Income Workers


This Friday, the federal minimum wage will increase from $6.55 an hour to $7.25 an hour. The change is the last of three increases over the past two years as mandated by the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007.

The increase comes at a time a time when many Americans need it the most. More than 2.8 million workers will receive a pay increase due to the new minimum wage.
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Posted by Claudia Rowe @ Equal Voice For Families at 1:56 PM

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