As women continue to be disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 economic downturn, advocates say there there are few bills in the Utah legislature that could help them recover.
President Joe Biden claims that following talks with Congress, his plan to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour is unlikely to make it into the full $1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus bill.
SALT LAKE CITY The federal minimum wage has been locked at $7.25 since 2009, and Utah is one of 20 states that has no higher requirement. Both locally and nationally, Democrats have for years called for a higher minimum wage while Republicans have pushed back because of business concerns.
But with Democratic control of the U.S. House, Senate and presidency, the battle for a higher minimum wage has come front and center once again. And here in Utah, two Democratic legislators sponsored their own bills they hope will increase the minimum wage across the Beehive State, regardless of what happens in Washington.