Walmart has announced that they will increase wages for over half a million employees

(From cnbc.com)
"Wal-Mart will give a half-million employees pay raises, the discount retail giant said Thursday as it announced a mixed quarterly earnings report. 

Hourly workers will earn at least $1.75 above the current federal minimum wage, or $9 per hour, in April. By next February, it will rise to at least $10 per hour.

Some jurisdictions already have a minimum wage at or above $9 per hour, including California, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Massachusetts, Oregon, Washington state, Vermont and Rhode Island."will give a half-million employees pay raises, the discount retail giant said Thursday as it announced a mixed quarterly earnings report. "

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1. http://www.cnbc.com/id/102436075