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 Costco and some business groups back Fair Minimum Wage Act

March 5, 2013 

Costco and some business groups back Fair Minimum Wage Act

A collection of business owners applauded today’s introduction of legislation to raise the federal minimum wage for the first time since 2009. U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Rep. George Miller (D-CA) introduced the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013, which would gradually raise the federal minimum wage from its current $7.25 an hour to...…