WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Chris Murphy issued the following press release:
U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Thursday announced he will introduce the Living Wage For All Act (https://www.murphy.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/living_wage_for_all_act_bill_text.pdf), bicameral legislation to increase the federal minimum wage to 25 dollars an hour. Under a two-track phase-in, large corporate employers would be required to implement a $25 wage floor by 2032, while other businesses would have until 2039 to do so. The bill would also guarantee a living wage for workers by mandating automatic, continued increases of the federal minimum wage to two-thirds of the national median wage. The Living Wage For All Act is co-sponsored by U.S. Senators Ric...