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Minimum wage increase could hurt business owners

Arizona’s minimum wage is heading up again, and local businesses are going to have to prepare.

There could be some Valley businesses unaware of the 3.6% increase in the minimum wage that takes effect on Jan. 1, according to Employment Attorney Julie Pace.
The increase is the result of Arizona voters in 2016 approved Prop. 206 — an initiative that requires employers to give minimum wage workers a pay raise on Jan. 1 — to $14.35 per hour, according to the Industrial Commission of Arizona.

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