President Biden is promising to begin a second legislative attempt to more than double the federal minimum wage from $7.25 per hour to $15 per hour after the first effort was shot down by the U.S. Senate.
There is heated debate about the impact such an increase would have on the economy, as the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimates it could help lift 900,000 people out of poverty but would destroy 1.4 million jobs in the process, resulting in a net loss of employment for a half-million workers.
Yet there are actually a number of businesses that already pay starting wages higher than the current minimum rate. Here are 15 that already pay at least $15 per hour.
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