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Minimum Wage Hike Has Strong Support Among Employers

Posted On: Sep 25, 2014

Sept. 25, 2014 | ECONOMY | Poll after poll indicates that the vast majority of Americans believe the minimum wage isn’t high enough. Apparently, a lot of U.S. employers agree. A national survey of 2,000 human resource and hiring managers done for the job search site CareerBuilder found that most of those managers think the minimum wage in their state should be at least $10 per hour. No state currently has a minimum wage of $10, although many [including Maryland] have a higher wage floor than the federal level of $7.25. Continue reading here.