Twenty states across the nation will ring in the New Year with higher minimum wages — increasing pay for around 3 million workers, according to the liberal Economic Policy Institute.
The highest minimum wage in the country will be in Washington state, where the minimum wage will rise to $9.47. The federal minimum wage is $7.25.
Jill Schlesinger of CBS joins Here & Now’s Lisa Mullins to discuss what this means for workers in these states.
Guest
- Jill Schlesinger, CBS News business analyst and host of “Jill On Money.” She tweets @jillonmoney.
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