Aside from what workers called unsafe conditions, employees said their weekly pay is not enough to make ends meet, a common plight of minimum-wage workers across the country.

Source: https://www.postandcourier.com/columbia/news/working-for-scraps-columbia-waffle-house-workers-strike-over-low-pay-workplace-safety/article_9f495474-1b5c-11ee-9efa-0bd9b6200430.html

Chowdhury griped, saying it’s tough to afford that kind of cost on his minimum-wage salary — especially after another would-be executioner left him high and dry on the wet work.

Source: https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/01/18/boston-man-tried-to-hire-undercover-fbi-agent-to-kill-wife-and-her-boyfriend-prosecutors-say/

Some economists were predicting another rate hike next week following the minimum-wage increase.

Source: https://www.perthnow.com.au/business/markets/australian-share-market-set-to-finish-week-down-04pct-c-10852554