Minimum Wage set to increase in 20 States

(TIME) At Granny Shaffers restaurant in Joplin Missouri owner Mike Wiggins is reprinting the menus to reflect the 5 10 or 20 cents added to each item. A two-egg breakfast will cost an extra dime at $7.39. The price of a three-piece fried chicken dinner will go up 20 cents to $8.78. The reason: Missouris minimum wage is rising. Wiggins said the price hikes are necessary to help offset an estimated $10000 to $12000 in additional annual pay to his staff as a result of a new minimum wage law taking effect Tuesday. Read More