San Francisco Examiner-

The minimum wage in San Francisco is set to increase by $1 on Sunday to $15 an hour, the highest rate of any major U.S. city.

The increase is part of a growing movement across the nation to address stark income inequalities and the lack of living wages paid to lower income earners. On Thursday, for example, a new law was passed in Massachusetts that will raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour over five years.

Seattle’s minimum wage increased to $15 for large businesses last year, but is lower for smaller businesses.

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