Courtney Sunborn
Special to the USA TODAY Network
As a longtime business owner, I applaud the Delaware Senate for voting to raise the state minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2025. For the good of our economy, I hope the House follows suit.
I know from experience that paying livable wages is good business.
Ecolistic Cleaning has been in business for 19 years. From our founding, we made the decision to pay wages high enough that our employees could live on. We value our staff, and that starts with fair pay.
We pay new employees well above Delaware’s current $9.25 minimum wage, which is not a decent wage floor. None of our employees makes less than $14.50 an hour after their first month of work, and everyone will be at no less than $15 later this year.