Minimum-wage increase to $11 forcing businesses to be creative
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The gradual increase of the minimum wage in Arizona is supposed to help those at the lower edge of pay scales, but it’s also impacting the bottom line of business owners.
Under Proposition 206, the so-called Fair Wages and Healthy Families Act, Arizona minimum wage increased from $8.05 to $10 per hour in 2017, then to $10.50 in 2018 and increased again to $11 per hour on Jan. 1.
In 2020, it will jump to $12.
“I feel like there’s nothing wrong with it,” said Antonio Gonzales, a senior at Maricopa High School who also works. “More money is more money, and it’s not that big of a jump like [$8.05] to $10 was. I think it’s a good change.”
