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24 States Raise Minimum Wage in 2020

As the new year arrived, 24 states across the U.S. have either raised their state’s minimum wage or plan to do so in the coming months, according to U.S. News & World Report.

In addition, workers in the District of Columbia will see their minimum wage climb from $14 to $15 per hour before 2020 ends, according to the article.

Washington currently has the highest state minimum wages at $13.50. Florida has the lowest recently raised minimum wage at $8.56 per hour, but small businesses in Minnesota have a minimum wage of $8.15 per hour.

In 2019, Hardware Retailing explored how some businesses are turning to tech as minimum wages rise.

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