Closing The Wage Gap

Myrtle Beach area restaurant illegally paid less than minimum wage, ex-employee alleges

By: Maya Brown – The Sun News – July 21, 2022 A former employee of a Myrtle Beach area restaurant is accuses the company of violating the state laws, alleging servers and bartenders were paid less than minimum wage. Madison Doll filed the lawsuit Tuesday against Walk-On’s Sports Bistreaux, according to the Horry County Public

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High inflation leads federal minimum wage to reach lowest value since 1956, report finds

By: Lorie Konish – July 15, 2022 – CNBC Record high inflation has pushed the value of the federal minimum wage down to the lowest level in 66 years, according to a new analysis from the Economic Policy Institute. That minimum federal hourly rate of $7.25 per hour is worth less than any time since

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