The minimum wage in the United States is $7.25. In comparison, Oregon, Washington and California all have wages that eclipse $15: Oregon at $15.40, Washington at $16.28 and California at roughly $16.  Starting on April 1, California will implement a new bill raising the minimum wage for fast food workers from $16 to $20. Following...
  • fireweed@lemmy.world
    26·
    8 months ago

    Meanwhile Idaho right next door is still at the federal $7.25 minimum wage. How Idaho border town min wage jobs stay staffed I have no idea.

    • mibo80@lemm.ee
      9·
      8 months ago

      Probably employs the same people Donald Trump is calling animals and wants kicked out of the country, or worse. And when they succeed those towns are going to crumble.