Hawley to introduce $15 minimum wage hike for big businesses

Published February 26, 2021 3:07pm ET



Republican Sen. Josh Hawley is putting his weight behind raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour — but with a twist.

Unlike proposals from Democrats that would raise the minimum wage across the board over the next five years, Hawley’s proposed legislation would target only those companies with revenues in excess of $1 billion.

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