Minimum wage to rise in 13 states on Jan. 1

Minimum-wage workers in 13 states and four cities are going to start 2014 with a bump in pay, albeit a modest one, reports CNNMoney.
 
New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Rhode Island are getting raises, with New Jersey workers seeing the greatest increase of $1 per hour, to $8.25. Most increases average less than 15 cents per hour.
 
The Economic Policy Institute estimates the wage increases will help more than 2.5 million low-wage workers. Missouri is among a handful of states expected to see a higher wage floor because of annual cost-of-living adjustments.

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