Nebraska joined 27 states plus Washington, D.C., that increased minimum wage in 2023 as part of initiatives to lift the floor for low-wage workers.
, unchanged for 13 years and counting, states across the country continue to take matters into their own hands.
“These employees are, by me, considered an asset and an investment in our business,” said Dave Titterington, the owner of bird supply stores in Nebraska and a member of the coalition. The group noted thatthat he has always paid above the minimum wage at his business and “our retention rate is extremely high,” which he said more than offsets the increased payroll costs.
“To the extent that we are gonna have minimum wage laws, it makes more economic sense to have them set relatively locally,” he said, while quickly adding that increases in Nebraska and other states “will bite hard in certain industries,” such fast food and amusement parks.But even as some states keep raising, a swath of others have not, creating vastly different environments for low-wage workers depending on where they live.
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