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I wanted to start a discussion about this; typically I'm not particularly interested in politics but I have been following this story out of concern.
Originally, the democratic party wanted to package a $15 an hour federal minimum wage increase with the stimulus relief bill which was just passed in the house of representative.
A little background about how the $15 federal wage increase was supposed to work:
Eventually this was removed from the bill, which is what passed.
I came very close to writing my senators to vote against the stimulus bill because of this federal wage increase. But then I made fun of myself because I live in a republican state so they were never going to vote in favor of it anyway.
This bill concerns me. Do you think it will be reintroduced? What do you think about it?
Originally, the democratic party wanted to package a $15 an hour federal minimum wage increase with the stimulus relief bill which was just passed in the house of representative.
A little background about how the $15 federal wage increase was supposed to work:
sourceTuesday. The Higher Wages for American Workers Act would gradually increase hourly pay from $7.25 to $10 over the course of five years. Then after every two years, pay would increase to match the rate of inflation. The legislation would also raise civil and criminal penalties for employers who hired unauthorized workers and require employees' eligibility to work to be confirmed with E-Verify.
Eventually this was removed from the bill, which is what passed.
I came very close to writing my senators to vote against the stimulus bill because of this federal wage increase. But then I made fun of myself because I live in a republican state so they were never going to vote in favor of it anyway.
This bill concerns me. Do you think it will be reintroduced? What do you think about it?