When the Democrats took control of the House of Representatives in Washington, D.C. early this year, one of the first things they did was to introduce a bill calling for the federal minimum wage to be gradually increased to $15. That minimum wage is far lower at the moment: It's $7.25, where it has been since 2009.
The news isn't all bad, though. Many states and cities have instituted significantly higher minimum wages, and many companies have done the same. Here's a review of 21 companies with a minimum wage of at least $15 -- either in effect now or relatively soon.
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