Workers in 21 states will see a rise in the minimum wage in the new year
As 2022 begins, some states will enact pay bumps ranging from cents to dollars per hour.Many of the increases will go into effect on Saturday, but New York's is set to begin on Friday. In New York and seven other states, the increases are part of scheduled raises in efforts to reach $15 minimum wages in the years to come.
However, attempts to bring a nationwide federal increase to fruition failed last February when the Senate parliamentarian ruled against including an increase in the minimum wage in the Covid relief bill. Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont introduced an amendment in March to try to have the minimum wage increase included, following the Senate parliamentarian's ruling.
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