$15 minimum wage is here, but it’s not a livable wage, group says
Florida's minimum wage increased to $15 per hour for non-tipped workers, while tipped workers will earn $11.98. Advocacy groups are questioning whether these rates constitute a livable wage.
An estimated 1.29 million minimum-wage (nontip) Florida workers will start earning a $15 hourly wage Wednesday. For those in the service industry who earn tips, the minimum wage will be $11.98 an hour. But is the minimum wage a livable wage? “At its simplest, a living wage is what one full-time worker must earn on […]
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